# What is New York style Corned beef/pastrami? Can I make it at home? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 7, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-new-york-style-corned-beef-pastrami-can-i-make-it-at-home/524063 "2010-01-07T20:21:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-new-york-style-corned-beef-pastrami-can-i-make-it-at-home/524063/1 "2010-01-07T20:21:04Z")
Just wondering. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-new-york-style-corned-beef-pastrami-can-i-make-it-at-home/524063/2 "2010-01-07T20:46:33Z")
Corned beef is cured and pastrami is smoked. They’re both readily available at any reputable deli. But if you have a smokehouse at home, go nuts. ---
**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-new-york-style-corned-beef-pastrami-can-i-make-it-at-home/524063/3 "2010-01-08T18:07:16Z")
It’s brisket, brined and cooked. Pastrami is corned beef that’s smoked, and seasoned with pepper, paprika, and some other spices. There is a Good Eats episode on making your own corned beef. I think it was posted on the boards in another corned beef thread. Here is the link for part one. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4gIqbYAf\_E](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4gIqbYAf_E) ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-new-york-style-corned-beef-pastrami-can-i-make-it-at-home/524063/4 "2010-01-08T19:02:30Z")
Actually what i meant was, is it served any special way? With au jus? Something else? ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-new-york-style-corned-beef-pastrami-can-i-make-it-at-home/524063/5 "2010-01-08T20:15:39Z")
It’s served on sandwiches. Anything else is anathema. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-new-york-style-corned-beef-pastrami-can-i-make-it-at-home/524063/6 "2010-01-08T20:39:16Z")
A pastrami sandwich is just pastrami, sliced thin and piled high, on bread - usually rye. The only acceptable condiment is mustard. Corned beef is the chief ingredient in a Reuben, which is a grilled sandwich made with sauerkraut, swiss cheese, and dressing (Russian or Thousand Island), also on rye bread. There is a variation (sometimes called a Rachel) that substitutes pastrami for corned beef and cole slaw for sauerkraut. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-new-york-style-corned-beef-pastrami-can-i-make-it-at-home/524063/7 "2010-01-08T20:51:08Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > It’s served on sandwiches. Anything else is anathema. Are we talking coned beef here or pastrami? Because nothing beats homemade corned beef hash.