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I did chicken on my first smoke and it went well. I wanted to try something I haven't done before and figured I would smoke a corned beef brisket which I guess makes pastrami??
That is my main question. Is pastrami just a smoked corned beef brisket? I know they can be cold smoked too. So if you just cooked the corned beef like you were making it the traditional way with cabbage you would braise it or boil it or pressure cook it. The end result of that is still corned beef i'm guessing. But the application of smoke changes it to pastrami?
I really like corned beef and haven't had pastrami in a while so I figured I would try this.
I found a link to a recipe on the forum and am trying method 3. So I will smoke till it hits 150 then finish steaming in a pressure cooker.
I threw a very basic rub of pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder. I also followed some advice and soaked in water to get rid of some of the saltiness. Though I am a guy who loves his salt.
Let me know how you smoke corned beef. Just leave it to the smoke the whole time or has anyone else done this method and found it tastes better? Thanks!
http://playingwithfireandsmoke.blogspot.com/1996/05/beef-pastrami.html
That is my main question. Is pastrami just a smoked corned beef brisket? I know they can be cold smoked too. So if you just cooked the corned beef like you were making it the traditional way with cabbage you would braise it or boil it or pressure cook it. The end result of that is still corned beef i'm guessing. But the application of smoke changes it to pastrami?
I really like corned beef and haven't had pastrami in a while so I figured I would try this.
I found a link to a recipe on the forum and am trying method 3. So I will smoke till it hits 150 then finish steaming in a pressure cooker.
I threw a very basic rub of pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder. I also followed some advice and soaked in water to get rid of some of the saltiness. Though I am a guy who loves his salt.
Let me know how you smoke corned beef. Just leave it to the smoke the whole time or has anyone else done this method and found it tastes better? Thanks!
http://playingwithfireandsmoke.blogspot.com/1996/05/beef-pastrami.html