PASTRAMI TRI-TIP CROSTINIS 🔥🧀 Smoked pastrami tri-tip, melted Swiss, caramelized onions & homemade Thousand Island on crispy toasted rye. The ultimate game day bite! 🏈🔥 INGREDIENTS Pastrami Tri-Tip: - 1 tri-tip, 3–4 lb - @Bear & Burton's Fireshire - @Al Frugoni TX Salt & Pepper - @blazingstarbbq Beef Rub - @Hardcore Carnivore Black - 2 cups beef broth Brine: - 1/2 gallon water - 1/2 cup brown sugar - 1/4 cup kosher salt - 8.5–9g Pink Curing Salt - 2 tsp coriander seeds - 2 tsp mustard seeds - 2 tsp black peppercorns - 1 tsp fennel seeds - 1 tsp juniper berries - 1/2 tsp chili flakes - 2 bay leaves - 2 cloves - 1 cinnamon stick - 1 star anise - Ice Caramelized Onions: - 2 yellow onions, sliced - 2 tbsp butter - 1 tbsp olive oil - Pinch of salt - 1 tsp brown sugar Thousand Island: - 3/4 cup mayo - 1/4 cup ketchup - 3 tbsp sweet pickle relish - 2 tbsp minced onion - 2 roasted garlic cloves - Juice of 1 lemon - 1/2 tsp paprika - Salt & pepper To Build: - New York rye - Swiss cheese STEPS 🔥 1️⃣ Add salts, brown sugar, salt & spices to water. Bring to a simmer until dissolved, then add ice and cool completely. 2️⃣ Submerge tri-tip in cold brine and refrigerate for 5–7 days. 3️⃣ Remove from brine and soak in ice water for 2–4 hrs. Pat dry and season with TX S&P, Beef Rub & Black. 4️⃣ Smoke at 225°F until 170°F and the bark is set, about 5–6 hrs. 5️⃣ Place on a rack over beef broth, cover & steam at 275°F until probe tender around 200°F. Rest, then slice thin against the grain. 6️⃣ Cook onions with butter, oil & salt over medium-low heat for 30–40 min. Add brown sugar near the end. 7️⃣ Blend all Thousand Island ingredients until smooth, transfer to a sauce bottle & chill. 8️⃣ Slice rye into crostinis and brush with melted butter. Spread Thousand Island over each crostini. 9️⃣ Top with Swiss + sliced pastrami. Bake at 350°F until the rye is toasted and cheese is melted. 🔟 Top with caramelized onions + another drizzle of Thousand Island. Serve hot for game day! 🏈🔥 #Pastrami #GameDayFood #BBQ #appitizer #tritip @Kamado Joe @Jealous Devil @MEATER @Swift Meats @YETI @ReynoldsBrands @Ninja Kitchen @cangshancutlery @Costco Wholesale @FOOD 🍟 @Gordon Ramsay @Food Network @Foodie @Foodies @Foodporn @foodandwine @HexClad @waringproducts @AMF - @smoke.n.vine