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Authentic Reuben Recipe
New York City, United States of America
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Introduction & history
Making a Reuben sandwich is simple for any kitchen novice — quality ingredients are key, but almost zero kitchen skills are required. To start, spread the bottom side of a rye bread slice with butter and its face-up with Russian dressing, then top it first with corned beef, followed by Swiss cheese and sauerkraut. Cover with the other bread slice — dressing side down, buttered side up — and grill in a pan on both sides until the bread is crispy and golden and the cheese has melted. In different parts of the United States and Canada, you will come across versions of the Reuben sandwich, most of which replace the corned beef with other kinds of meats or fish. The Montreal Reuben has Montreal-style smoked meat instead of corned beef, while in Minnesota and Ohio they have Walleye Reuben which is made with walleye fish. In restaurants in Florida, they serve Grouper Reuben that has grouper fish as the protein and coleslaw instead of sauerkraut. Reuben egg rolls have the ... Read more
Cooking tips
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method
Typically, a Reuben will be first assembled and then toasted or grilled. However, some chefs argue you should first toast your bread slices, either only one side or both sides, and then assemble the sandwich which should then to be heated in the oven, so the cheese melts. Also, if you’re grilling the assembled sandwich in a skillet or a griddle, press down on it with a plate and some weights on top ... Read more -
sauerkraut
Sauerkraut should be thoroughly dried before use to prevent the sandwich from going soggy. Alternatively, you may also mix the Russian dressing with sauerkraut instead of spreading it on bread. -
substitutions
Often, coleslaw is used instead of sauerkraut, while in different parts of the United States, corned beef is replaced with fish and other kinds of meat like turkey. Although Russian dressing is used in the traditional Reuben sandwich, in some versions of the sandwich barbecue sauce or French dressing are used instead. -
serving
Serve warm with either potato chips or French fries and pickles.
Reuben Sandwich
PREP 20min
COOK 40min
READY IN 1h
The following is the authentic recipe for the Reuben as prepared at the Blackstone Hotel, Omaha, Nebraska, the place where Reuben Kulakofsky allegedly came up with his creation. According to this recipe, you make Russian dressing from scratch by combining half a cup of mayonnaise with a quarter cup of chili sauce.
Ingredients
Reuben Sandwich
2¼ cups drained sauerkraut
¼ cup chopped sweet onion
3 tbsp chopped parsley
¾ creamy Russian dressing
16 slices rye bread
¾ pound sliced corned beef
¾ pound sliced Swiss cheese
butter or margarine, softened.
Preparation
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Reuben Sandwich
Step 1/4
Toss together sauerkraut, onion, and parsley, then spread each slice of bread with Russian dressing.
Step 2/4
Top the eight bread slices with corned beef, followed by cheese and sauerkraut.
Step 3/4
Lastly, cover with the eight remaining slices.
Step 4/4
Spread a light coating of butter on both sides of the sandwiches then grill them in a skillet or on a griddle until the cheese melts and the bread is toasted and golden in color.
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