Help, the wife wanted some smoked Brisket and bought a Corned Beef Brisket. What is the difference between this and a Brisket? Can I smoke it?
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I smoked one a month or so ago. Came out great. Do a search for Pastrami (smoked corn beef) or corned beef. There is a couple of good threads I used. Good Luck!
As BigEGopher said, if you smoke a corned beef brisket, you'll get Pastrami. That's different than smoking a fresh brisket. It still great stuff, but different!quote:Originally posted by rocky_taco:
[qb] Help, the wife wanted some smoked Brisket and bought a Corned Beef Brisket. What is the difference between this and a Brisket? Can I smoke it? [/qb]
For the corned beef, soak it in several changes of cold water prior to smoking to reduce the saltiness (I would soak it for 24 hours), and then season it according to any of the sugestions in the posts here (don't use salt in the rub...). Then smoke it to aroung 190 degrees internal temp and slice it thin for sandwiches.
Yup, you got the answers. Smoke it and you get Pastrami.
Corned beef is a brisket that has been seasoned "corned" to get that flavor. It's not the same as an uncooked brisket.
Corned beef is a brisket that has been seasoned "corned" to get that flavor. It's not the same as an uncooked brisket.
Rocky, check out Mainely Dave's website. He's got a step by step description of the procedure for making pastrami.