Okay, one of the questions I have about Irish cuisine, mostly due to my grandmother's cooking...
is all of it based on "Boil until flavorless and depressing"?
Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
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I'm of Irish hillbilly stock--I made corned beef and cabbage, but I have cornbread to go with. 
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I'd just as soon have cornbread as soda bread, it's just whatever The Boss feels like cooking. As long as we have the corned beef and cabbage (and potatoes, but I'm not big on them).
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Wouldn't a feast of bacon whilst wearing snakeskin accoutrements be more appropriate?
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Oddly, my local Bartender is Irish, as in "from Ireland"
And Corned Beef may have been a great idea in the days before refrigeration, but these days, it's a waste of good Brisket.
It's also about as Irish as Pasta is.
And Corned Beef may have been a great idea in the days before refrigeration, but these days, it's a waste of good Brisket.
It's also about as Irish as Pasta is.
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Yes. That describes perfectly the Irish cuisine of a generation or two ago.SoupOrMan wrote:Okay, one of the questions I have about Irish cuisine, mostly due to my grandmother's cooking...
is all of it based on "Boil until flavorless and depressing"?
Quite right. Pasta was invented by the Chinese, and later brought to the western world by the famous Irish explorer Mark O'Polo.HTRN wrote:Corned Beef ... It's also about as Irish as Pasta is.
I like corned beef. Slice it thin and it's pastrami.
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No, it's not.
Pastrami is salted, then smoked.
Corned beef is salted and then boiled.
Boiling is bad where most meats and veg are concerned. You're effectively flavoring water, then throwing it out.
Pastrami is salted, then smoked.
Corned beef is salted and then boiled.
Boiling is bad where most meats and veg are concerned. You're effectively flavoring water, then throwing it out.
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Most pastrami starts out as corned beef, then goes on to more flavor via smoking, then baking or steaming.HTRN wrote: Pastrami is salted, then smoked.
Corned beef is salted and then boiled.
I and a friend are about to finish up turning a 22lb chuck roll into pastrami. It comes out of the brine tomorrow, and goes on the smoker. Chuck roll is a better cut than brisket. Have to trim a bit of fat, but I like it better.
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Yes, but when you get it home and cook it is where it deviates. Hence my previous post.
Since you're attempting pastrami, have you considered also trying say, Prosciutto?
Since you're attempting pastrami, have you considered also trying say, Prosciutto?
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