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Reuben Sandwich

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Servings: 1 Difficulty: medium

Categories: Lunch, Bread, Baked

Tags: easy, inexpensive, recipes for sandwiches, recipes using bread, recipes using butter, recipes using corned beef, recipes using sauerkraut, recipes using swiss cheese, recipes with images, recipes with metric units, united states

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3AReuben_Sandwich)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3AReuben%20Sandwich&oldid=4518277

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • ½ lb (225 g) sliced corned beef (or try using pastrami)
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) drained sauerkraut
  • 2 tbsp chopped sweet onion
  • 2 tbsp creamy Russian dressing
  • 2 slices rye bread (or use sourdough bread in case of rye allergy)
  • 1–3 slices Swiss cheese
  • Chopped parsley
  • 1 tbsp butter

Directions

  1. Combine the sauerkraut, onion, and parsley.
  2. Spread the dressing on two slices bread.
  3. Pile layers of corned beef, cheese, and sauerkraut mixture on one slice.
  4. Add second slice of bread.
  5. Butter the outside of the bread.
  6. Grill until lightly browned, roughly 5–10 minutes.

Notes

The Reuben has a "sister" sandwich, the Rachel, which is made with pastrami or turkey in place of corned beef (and sometimes coleslaw in place of sauerkraut).

A Georgia Reuben is a Reuben made with turkey and coleslaw instead of sauerkraut.

A Reuben served in a Jewish delicatessen would not contain cheese or butter, as dietary laws forbid meat and dairy in the same dish.