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Montreal-Style Smoked Meat

One serving has 519 kcal and 32 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (141%), zinc (78%), selenium (77%), niacin (52%), phosphorus (49%) and pyridoxine (48%). Ready in 1680 minutes.

Montreal-Style Smoked Meat
Photo: chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 1440 min
  • Cooking: 240 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (211 g)
  • Difficulty: Hard
  • Diets: Dairy-free, High protein
  • Contains: beef, gluten, mustard

Ingredients

  • 150 g Beef brisket, raw
  • 1.5 g Salt
  • 1 g Black pepper
  • 0.5 g Coriander seeds
  • 0.3 g Paprika
  • 50 g Bread, rye
  • 8 g Mustard

Method

  1. Rub the brisket all over with the salt and refrigerate, uncovered, for at least 24 hours to cure lightly.
  2. Rinse briefly, pat dry, then coat generously with the crushed black pepper, coriander, and paprika.
  3. Slow-cook or smoke at a low 120 °C (250 °F) for about 3.5-4 hours until fork-tender and the internal temperature reaches at least 88 °C (190 °F).
  4. Rest for 15 minutes, then slice thickly against the grain.
  5. Pile the hot sliced meat onto the rye bread with a smear of mustard and serve.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy519 kcal24%
Carbohydrates26.5 g
Water117 mL
Fiber3.8 g13%
Protein32.4 g67%
Tryptophan0.36 g
Threonine1.4 g
Isoleucine1.4 g
Leucine2.5 g
Lysine2.4 g
Methionine0.78 g
Cystine0.4 g
Phenylalanine1.3 g
Tyrosine1.1 g
Valine1.6 g
Histidine1.1 g
Fat30.7 g
Monounsaturated13.7 g
Polyunsaturated1.5 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.1 g
Saturated11.7 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol102 mg
Calcium59.6 mg6%
Copper0.23 mg26%
Iron4.3 mg24%
Magnesium56.3 mg18%
Manganese0.61 mg34%
Phosphorus341 mg49%
Potassium545 mg12%
Selenium42.3 µg77%
Sodium1,075 mg
Zinc6.2 mg78%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.37 mg34%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.41 mg37%
Niacin (vitamin B3)7.2 mg52%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.73 mg15%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.62 mg48%
Folate (vitamin B9)64.9 µg16%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)3.4 µg141%
Choline125 mg29%
Vitamin A8.1 µg1%
Vitamin C0.33 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E0.29 mg2%
Vitamin K2.6 µg3%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

4.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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