As I
said on my St. Patrick’s Day post, it’s the things we make with the leftover
corned beef that we really like and for
supper on Monday, it was an almost-a-Reuban sandwich. A Reuben is made
from corned beef, Swiss cheese, kraut, and Russian dressing on rye bread and
grilled but we had no Swiss cheese and
opted for pepper jack instead and we used 1000 Island dressing, which is a
normal substitution.
I’ve
posted about Reuben's and corned beef sandwiches in the past but added this one because of the different
cheese. The pepper jack provided a nice heat, which I really liked, and it may be the standard around here from now on, or maybe Swiss with a little crushed red pepper.
The
ingredients for our sandwich were:
Corned
beef, sliced thin, warmed
Pepper
jack cheese, sliced, room temperature
1000
Island Dressing – homemade, room temperature
Kraut
– homemade, warmed
Rye
bread from the Old Mill Pottery House Café & Grille
We’re
not big fans of the NY deli versions that pile a half pound of meat in the
middle of the bread so it looks impressive when cut in half (photo from the Net),
preferring a
thinner layer of meat spread evenly over the bread. I grilled it with just the meat and cheese so
the cheese would have a better chance of melting, then added the kraut and
dressing when it came out of the skillet.
Photos
best if enlarged by clicking on them.
Have
a great day and thanks for stopping by Almost Heaven South
.
.
Larry
3/18/13
meal date
Great looking Reuben. This year I drained the kraut well and added the Russian dressing to it like a slaw and topped the corned beef with this. Nice touch also.
ReplyDeleteThere it is - a drool worthy corned beef sandwich - so jealous!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on the piled high meat sandwiches.. they do look really good for photos, but man, that's just too much meat! Your sandwich looks absolutely perfect!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on those too much meat sandwiches. They may look impressive but I like a more even distribution for flavors. We had Reubens two nights. Such delicious sandwiches .... however, reading this post made me realize I forgot the 1000 Island Dressing. Love that you had that homemade sauerkraut for this!
ReplyDeletePepperjack is my favorite cheese for gooey sandwiches. I bet it was delicious with the corned beef!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful sandwich, I've never had pepperjack cheese before, but I'm definitely try it out
ReplyDeleteI love Reuben Sandwiches ---and am craving one. Guess I'll have to see about making one soon!!!!! YUM....
ReplyDeleteHope you are staying warm today... brrrrrrr
Betsy
I love a good corned beef sandwich. But corned beef always gets scarfed right up, so I have to go out to get one. I'd take yours in a heartbeat.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, I would rather have your sandwich that one piled high...looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteI made corned beef just to made sandwiches like these :) We had to diet for several days afterward but it was so worth it!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a great way to enjoy left over corned beef.
ReplyDeleteLarry, I like the idea of pepperjack cheese but for my sandwich I'd skip the Russian or Thousand Island dressing and add a good spicy mustard...and leave it stacked high...but with enough room for some of that kraut! Please note that I have not offended the purists...I am not calling this a Reuben...it's more of a 'Dave'. Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
ReplyDeleteI don't like tons of meat on my sandwich either. This one looks excellent - love that you used pepper jack. YUM!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on that Larry! I'm not the biggest fan of corned beef as an entree, but I'll sure take it shredded up and blended in some cabbage or in a hash or slice up for a Reuben. As far as the piled high sammies, I like the fact that it makes you feel like you're getting your money's worth (and in NY that sandwich you picture is probably pretty pricey!!) but I'm not a fan of trying to eat one! When I get that out somewhere, I remove half of meat & take it home in a doggie bag for a sandwich the next day!
ReplyDeleteI love meals where the leftovers are actually better than the first go-around!
ReplyDeleteThat first pic is the way around here, and I agree with your thinner layer of meat! Your sandwich is the way to go with leftovers!
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