Description
Savor the delicious flavors of this Slow Cooker Pastrami made with tender corned beef, zesty spices, and garlic. It’s a simple yet satisfying dish, perfect for a quick dinner or comfort food that truly delights.
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 on top of the corned beef. Add the whole garlic cloves.
- Pour in the beer, water, and hickory liquid smoke.
- Set the slow cooker on LOW for 7-8 hours.
- After cooking, transfer the corned beef to a cutting board. Allow it to rest for 5-10 minutes before slicing and serving.
Notes
For added flavor, serve with marble rye and top with thousand island dressing, swiss cheese, and sauerkraut.
Adjust the amount of brown sugar for sweetness as desired.
Make sure to rinse the corned beef well to minimize saltiness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 1100mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
