Posted on 01/26/2022 12:49:13 PM PST by mylife
You know what corned beef is, right? (If you don't, this handy explainer might help.) Since you're now so well-versed in the art of pickled brisket, let's move on to pastrami, corned beef's slightly more luxurious cousin. Here's what you need to know about the historic sandwich staple.
What is pastrami? While corned beef is typically made from brisket, pastrami generally comes from the cow's navel area, Serious Eats reports. The navel cut is a fatty one, and it's also likely to stand up well to the long cooking process that's to come. When you eat it, it's less stringy than corned beef tends to be.
That said, pastrami can be made from brisket as well, which means in some cases, the difference between the two comes in the cooking process rather than the brining one.
How is pastrami treated differently than corned beef? Corned beef is either boiled or steamed after it's been salt-cured. Whereas, The Nosher notes, "pastrami is seasoned with a dry spice mix, smoked, and then often steamed again before serving." The seasoning used after the brining is pretty similar to what's used in the salty brine.
How do you eat it? Most people like to eat it pretty straightforwardly: with mustard on rye. Again, that's different than most corned beef dishes. Corned beef is mostly paired with cabbage and carrots (though come to New York and you'll find monster corned beef sandwiches are plenty popular here, too).
how lucky is George?
Pastrami is the most sensual of the salted, cured meats.
I even like TURKEY Pastrami...............
Katz’s deli. Yes, on rye with a celery tonic
Nothing like a good Rueben. Always one of my top choices.
“I went to the number one pastrami place in the world and I was very disappointed.”
PUBLIX:
BOAR’S HEAD pastrami and imported Swiss.
Mountain bread.
Lettuce, tomato, Russian dressing.
Cold first day.
Grilled next day.
sounds like lunch!
It starts as brisket then prepared differently, it is still just a brisket in the beginning.
Corned beef is not Irish. Irish immigrants in the United States adopting it from seeing Jewish immigrants eating it.
I honestly thought the ONLY difference was that pastrami has a pepper type crust on it!!!
That is so spot on.
One evening, while I was living off post in Germany, we had Hash and eggs meal, and my neighbors kept asking me why we were eating dog food. I tried explaining to them, but perhaps the language barrier was simply too much. They swore it was dog food.
That was a long time ago and I hadn’t thought about it in a while.
Schilo’s deli, san antone, get the Ruben and a spaten optimator
https://texashighways.com/eat-drink/a-tasty-tradition/
I had corned beef and grits for breakfast this morning.
Schwartz charcuterie Montreal.
“Corned beef is not Irish. Irish immigrants in the United States adopting it from seeing Jewish immigrants eating it.”
Irish corned beef was produced in Ireland before they came to the U.S.
Funny.
I like the enthusiasm people have for pastrami.
People also love Reuben sandwiches.
I don’t know what corned beef hash is either. I always heard of it.
Pipe , Paper or bong?
That would be the former Carnegie Deli. RIP.
I make my own corned beef. It’s easy peasy, and delicious! Sometimes I use brisket and sometimes I use other cuts. The only caveat is to not use too thick a cut. I’ve never made pastrami, mostly because I don’t have a smoker or a grill I could convert.
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