My Reuben Sandwich

[Mrmyke709]

Am I committing sacrilege by using pastrami instead of corned beef?
I just like pastrami better.

 

[UTEE]

What do you use for the dressing?

And choose your words carefully...

 

[The Dog]

no. pastrami is seasoned corned beef.

so it's basically the same. and yes, it tastes MUCH better on a reuben than plain old corned beef.

 

[Mrmyke709]

Ranch...




Heh, Thousand Island, of course.
Last night we used Russian Light rye as opposed to the darker pumpernickle rye. Much better.

 

[MaximumBarnes]

mmm...rueben

 

[Brisketexan]

I like a GOOD salty corned beef better than pastrami (I like pastrami, but I think a corned beef reuben, again, if the corned beef is good quality and salty, is ideal).

Corned beef
swiss
kraut
russian dressing
rye bread

Simple, and beautiful.

 

[Mrmyke709]

Served with Central Market's Aunt Pearl's potato salad and a cold St. Arnold Pilsner is about as close to Heaven as you can get.

/And a crisp Vlasic pickle on the side.

 

[KingKoopa]

pumpernickle, corned beef, russian dressing, and a shitload of kraut. i am hungry now.

 

[EEE]

Is pastrami not smoked corned beef?

 

[Idahorn2]

The CIA cookbook, "The Professional Chef" says a Reuben should have a slice of Swiss cheese between the bread and the dressing and also, on the other side, between the bread and the sauerkraut. I guess that way the wetness of these ingredients doesn't soak through to the bread and make it sloppy.

 

[DallasCowpoke]

A Reuben w/o loads of horseradish, is purely a glorified roast beef sammich w/ really salty roast beef!

 

[NickDanger]

I made some homemade pastrami a week or two ago and it is my understanding that pastrami is just smoked corned beef. It took several weeks. I cut the first third too thick, but quickly learned to cut it very thin. I also made some chipotle mayo and it was dynamite on my rueben or whatever you would call such a sammich - A NickDanger, perhaps?

 

[Les Claypool]

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