porkstrami?

[rookiedad]

could any cut of pork be prepared like pastrami? if anyone has ever tried please post results. would this just be a type of ham?

[chad]

Pretty much a spicy ham!!

Pastrami is first "corned" which is cured (yeah, yeah, yeah, the whole nitrate/pink salt thing again) then peppered (or otherwise seasoned) and smoked. You can make pretty good pastrami with a commercial corned beef brisket.

"Pastrami" pork would be similar to tasso which is cured, seasoned, smoked pork butt (usually). Tasso may be a bit over the top on seasoning compared to beef pastrami but the preparation and cooking is similar.