Doctors and researchers say we out to avoid cured meat products such as corned beef and pastrami. The biggest reason for this is the excessive use of nitrates. So can you make a healthier pastrami or corned beef that won't load your body with unhealthy nitrates? The answer is yes, as long as you are willing to invest some time into the process. Years ago I found a recipe for corned beef in a cook book that is 112 years old. That corned beef recipe called for only salt and sugar. I have added a lot of flavorful spices and herbs to my recipe that make for a more flavorful corned beef and Pastrami.
