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The Reuben sandwich is a hot sandwich of layered corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and Russian or sometimesThousand Island dressing, grilled between slices of rye bread. Several variants exist.^{[1] – Wikipedia}

Fix it up!

Fry it up!

Eat it up!

Toby and I made Reubens and home-made Thousand Island dressing last weekend.  This is a meal that will make you smile, make you happy, make you realize that all is good and right and make you thank your food (all while licking your fingers).  I imagine this sandwich would be dang tasty for vegetarians if you substituted mash potatoes for the corned beef.

Reuben – makes 4 sandwiches:

• 1/2 cup thousand island dressing (see recipe below) or buy some at the store
• 8 pieces rye bread
• 2/3 lb corned beef
• 4 slices swiss cheese or emmentaler
• 1 1/2 cup cold sauerkraut (drained and squeeze out any excess moisture)
• butter for the outsides of the bread and for frying

Thousand Islands (or you can buy a bottle, but there’s nothing like makin’ your own- plus you can pronounce all the ingredients) – makes over ~1 1/4 cup of dressing

• 1 egg yolk only
• 1 cup safflower oil
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• pinch black pepper
• 1/2 tsp dijon mustard
• 1/3 cup sweet pickle relish
• 1/3 cup ketchup

Mix together the egg yolk, dijon mustard, lemon juice, sea salt, black pepper.  Slowly add the safflower oil while mixing vigorously.  When the “mayonnaise” has thickened add the pickle relish and the ketchup.

Lay out the bread and butter one side of each bread.  On the other side of the bread, slather on the thousand island dressing.  Layer a couple slices of corned beef, add a slice of swiss cheese and then the sauerkraut.  Top with the second piece of bread (buttered sides of bread should be out).

Preheat a pan on medium heat (we prefer our loved cast iron) and add a little butter to coat the pan.  When the pan is hot add the sandwiches.  Cook for ~ 5 minutes on each side until golden brown (make sure not to burn your bread).   Cover the pan until the cheese melts.  Dip it in the yummy dressing.  ENJOY – Guten Appetit!

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