Montreal Smoked Meat Sandwich

The signature sandwich from one of my favourite Canadian cities - the recipe from one of my favourite Canadian chefs, Cristine Cushing! If you don't want to go through the long process of cooking & smoking the brisket, just use the Montreal Spice Mix as a rub on a roast. Serve piled high slivers of smoked meat between 2 slices of rye bread with loads of mustard & a dill pickle on the side!

• Ready In: 3 hrs 50 mins
• Yields: 1 brisket

Ingredients

• Montreal Spice Mix

• 2  teaspoons peppercorns
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons  coriander seeds
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons cumin seeds
• 2  teaspoons fennel seeds
• 1  teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1  teaspoon mustard powder
• 1  tablespoon celery seed
• 2  allspice berries
• 1  tablespoon  smoked paprika
• 2  cloves garlic, minced
• 2  tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons kosher salt

• Montreal Smoked Meat

• 3  lbs beef brisket, with fat on
• 1  cup red wine
• 3  slices  double smoked bacon
• 2  cups  wood chips, such as apple,cherry or maple,soaked in water for 5 minutes

Directions

1. Montreal Spice Mix: Over medium heat, toast the peppercorns, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds mustard seeds, allspice berries, celery seeds in a small sauté pan or cast iron frying pan until fragrant, about 5 to 7 minutes.
2. Grind spices coarsely in a mortar and pestle or spice grinder; combine with the remaining ingredients.
3. Montreal Smoked Meat: Rub ½ of the spice mixture all over the brisket; let brisket sit for 1 hour or overnight so flavour permeates the meat.
4. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F; fit the rack of a roasting pan into a roasting pan, add wine to the roasting pan& put the brisket on the rack.
5. Cover the brisket with the slices of bacon, cover with foil& slow cook for 3 hours or until meat is tender.
6. Remove from oven& add remaining spice mixture; smoke brisket with the wood chips in a smoker over low flame according to manufacturer’s instructions, about 20 to 30 minutes.
7. OR use your barbecue to smoke the meat- wrap the wood chips loosely with foil paper, poke holes in the foil, add wood chips to the barbecue on medium high heat; when the chips start to smoke, turn the grill to low heat& put the meat on the upper part of grill.