“The Reuben”

Reuben RECIPE

Serves 4

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This might be the best thing to come out of a poker game since Gondorff outcheated Lonnegan aboard the 20th Century Limited. .

INGREDIENTS:

8 slices of country rye bread

8 tbs of butter, softened

1 lb of pastrami

Saurkraut

Sliced Swiss cheese

Russian Dressing (recipe to follow)

1/2 cup of mayonnaise

1/2 cup of chili sauce

1 tsp of smoked paprika

1 Tbs of horseradish

1 tsp of pimentos

1 tsp of Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp of minced chives

1/4 tsp of salt

STEPS:

Make the Russian dressing:

  1. Combine the mayonnaise, chili sauce, paprika, horseradish, pimentos, Worcestershire sauce, chives, and salt in a blender.

  2. Blend on high until fully combined.

  3. Transfer to a lidded container and store in fridge for at least an hour, and up to a month.

  4. Heat a large skillet over medium heat.

Assemble the sandwiches:

  1. Spread your desired amount of Russian dressing on the inward facing sides of each slice of bread.

  2. Layer each sandwich as follows:  Bottom slice of bread, pastrami (be generous), sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, top slice of bread.

  3. Generously butter the outward facing sides slices of bread.

  4. Grill the sandwiches on each side until the surface is a dark golden and the cheese has melted.

  5. Slice in half.

  6. Serve hot.