Description
Experience the mouthwatering taste of Slow Cooker Pastrami, featuring tender corned beef infused with spices and garlic. This easy crockpot dinner is ideal for a comforting meal with minimal prep, serving up delicious flavors that everyone will love.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 lbs. corned beef, i use flat cut
- spice packet that comes with the corned beef
- 1 tsp. onion powder
- 3 tbsp. brown sugar
- ½ tsp. ground black pepper
- 5 garlic cloves, peeled, but left whole
- 12 oz. beer
- 3 cups water
- 1 tsp. hickory liquid smoke
- marble rye
- thousand island dressing
- swiss cheese
- sauerkraut
Instructions
- Rinse the corned beef thoroughly to remove excess salt.
- Place the corned beef into the slow cooker.
- Sprinkle the spice packet, onion powder, brown sugar, and black pepper over the beef; add the garlic cloves.
- Pour the beer, water, and hickory liquid smoke over the top.
- Cook on LOW for 7-8 hours until tender.
- Transfer the corned beef to a cutting board and let it rest for 5-10 minutes before slicing.
Notes
For a spicier kick, add extra black pepper or red pepper flakes.
Serve the pastrami on marble rye for the best flavor experience.
Pair with homemade coleslaw for a complete meal.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 1200mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 100mg