How to Make That Perfect Smoked Meat Sandwich at Home

by Monika Bartyzel, Posted Jan 2nd 2009 @ 1:04PM

The only sandwich in the world that I accept without veggies and cheese is the Montreal Smoked Meat sandwich. It's the perfect meat to have on its own, with fresh and delicious rye bread and a nice helping of gourmet mustard. It's also the type of meat that you don't want to prepare half-assed. When you bring it home, you don't want to throw it in your frying pan to heat up, or (egads!) microwave it -- especially when it comes straight from Montreal.

When my friend brought me a few pounds of the delicious meat on New Years Eve, I knew it would make the perfect dinner to start off 2009. But how to prepare it in a way that makes the most of the flavor?

Simple. Grab your soup pot, slip a steamer insert inside, and fill with the appropriate amount of water. Rip off a sheet of plastic wrap, place a generous amount of meat in the center, and then place the pile and wrap in the pot so that the bottom is protected by the wrap, but the top is open to get some moisture from the steam. Put your top on the pot, bring it up to a nice steam, and when the meat is nice and warm, pile it onto your sandwich with some gourmet mustard, preferably with grains.

Side it with poutine, and you'll want to move to Montreal!

Filed Under: Ingredients
Tags: how to reheat smoked meat, HowToReheatSmokedMeat, meat, montreal smoked meat, MontrealSmokedMeat, poutine, sandwiches, smoked meat, SmokedMeat

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1-02-2009 @2:06PM Frank said... Alright, so now where's the post on where to get said delicious meat?

Mail order from some place in Montreal?
A place that can approximate it in the states?
A recipe for us to attempt on our own?

(agreed smoked meat sandwichs are super delicious)
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1-02-2009 @2:21PM Amy Samida said... The sandwich yes. But poutine...I haven't had that in years. So delicious, and actually something you can make at home. I lived in Canada for awhile when I was younger, and then it was only available at little diners, at chains you just got vinegar. Thank you for the delicious memory. I think I'll make some this weekend!
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1-02-2009 @3:37PM Astin said... Some places in Montreal will ship briskets of their meat overnight. Schwartz's does this on a per lb basis. I don't know about Chenoy's or Dunn's.

The general consensus is that you just can't get authentic Montreal Smoked Meat outside of Montreal. In Toronto, Caplansky's is as close as it comes, but it's so popular that he closes down some days just to catch up to the demand. As for the States, I just don't think you can find a comparable example. But a lot of indpendent places are starting to spice and smoke their own meat, so a little investigating might reveal some hidden gems.

Mmmm... Montreal Smoked Meat and Poutine. What an awesome meal.
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1-02-2009 @4:26PM beerorkid said... Once I found out that pastrami is just smoked corned beef my life changed for the better. I have been having pastrami for lunch for about a month straight. I have just been warming it up in a pan, but I will try this for sure.
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1-02-2009 @4:27PM beerorkid said... link to the pastrami I have been making
http://www.beerorkid.com/2008/12/08/i-have-found-my-calling-and-it-is-pastrami/
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1-02-2009 @5:50PM Kat Kinsman said... YUM! I love smoked meat so much, I smuggled back 3 lbs of the extra-fatty from Schwartz's and was incredibly disappointed in the airport sniffer dogs for not even batting an eye.
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