The Real Reuben

FYI: Russian dressing is so much better on a Reuben than Thousand Island Dressing. Both have mayonnaise, & chili sauce or ketchup. However Russian dressing is by far BETTER suited for a Reuben as it has all the complimentary ingredients for corned beef such as horseradish, paprika and other seasonings, where as Thousand Island dressing has hard-cooked egg, citrus, cream & pickle relish My Russian Dressing Recipe (good for 3 sandwiches; double as needed) ½ c mayonnaise 2 T ketchup 2 tsp finely diced onion half of 1 garlic clove, minced 1 tsp white wine vinegar ½ tsp paprika ¼ tsp horseradish tsp salt, to taste *optional: 1-2 dashes of hot sauce

I substituted Sourdough Bread, I used Hellman’s Mayonnaise on bottom slice, layered corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, very thin layer Stone Ground Mustard. In saucepan, heat butter (real salted butter best). Toast each side. It was delicious. Served with Roasted Red Pepper & Tomato Soup with a dollop of sour cream, garnished with shavings of green scallions

3.18.18 A local German restaurant serves a Red Reuben, so that’s what I turned this into today. The only changes are using sweet-sour red cabbage (I had some Uli’s Apple Red Cabbage in the freezer, a recipe from this site)) instead of sauerkraut and some German mustard instead of thousand island dressing. You’d be surprised how good this combo is. I used rye bread, not pumpernickel, and grilled this stovetop rather than broiling. Not rocket science here, just a tasty deli sandwich using corned beef left from yesterday, St. Patrick’s Day.

I had slow cooked a corned beef brisket the night before and used that instead of thin slices corned beef. Soooo good!

OOOOhhhhhhh, so delicious! I made this using leftover corned beef and sauerkraut. We loved it. I served this with 'Cranberry Waldorf' from AR and we had a wonderful meal.