Spicy Reubens

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A accepted reuben sandwich with a small heat, these Spicy Reubens person a zesty condiment made from mayonnaise, chili sauce, horseradish, and cayenne pepper.

Spicy Reuben sandwich connected portion of parchment paper.

The Reuben Sandwich. It’s my precise favourite sandwich ever. I bid it practically each accidental I get. Scroll down for much takes connected the classical sandwich.

It’s axenic comfortableness nutrient betwixt 2 slices of nicely buttered rye (or pumpernickel) bread. Layers of sliced corned beef, tangy sauerkraut, melted swiss cheese, and the champion portion – the sauce. Typically I similar a 1000 island-style condiment with immoderate sweetness connected my reubens. But sometimes I similar to spice it up.

Spicy Sauce

I marque this spicy condiment by combining mayonnaise with chili condiment alternatively of the ketchup I would usually use. Chili condiment already has a bully zip to it and past I spice it up adjacent much by adding a large spoonful of horseradish and a sprinkle of cayenne pepper. Some saccharine capsicum relish balances the vigor immoderate truthful the condiment isn’t excessively 1 dimensional.

The sauerkraut ever threw maine for a loop, but the Reuben sandwich has American origins and has been a fashionable sandwich successful this state for astir 100 years. And though I deliberation a accepted reuben is simply a masterpiece that can’t beryllium improved upon, I bash similar to spot originative twists connected reuben sandwiches. A Cuban Reuben with roast pork and ham, portion possibly not rather arsenic delicious arsenic the original, is inactive a sandwich I’ll take implicit galore others. Tupelo Honey Cafe has a fantastic confederate instrumentality connected reubens successful their cookbook utilizing Chow Chow alternatively of sauerkraut and I precocious had a Lowcountry Reuben astatine Plum’s Restaurant successful Beaufort, SC which I volition beryllium sharing with you soon.

What astir you? Do you similar a traditonal reuben oregon is thing similar a reuben eggroll much your style?

Variations and Substitutions

Use pastrami oregon adjacent turkey alternatively of corned beef.
Try utilizing coleslaw successful spot of sauerkraut.

Spicy Reuben Recipe Tips

Be definite to drain the sauerkraut good oregon it volition marque the sandwich soggy.
You tin marque it much oregon little spicy beryllium expanding oregon decreasing the horesradish and cayenne pepper.
I usage jarred prepared horseradish, but you could usage freshly grated horesradish.
You tin marque this sandwich successful a panini property if you person one.

More Reuben Recipes

Spicy Reubens

There’s thing similar a reuben sadwich with its layers of sauerkraut, corned beef, and swiss food connected immoderate buttery rye bread. This 1 is kicked up with a spicy sauce.

Course Sandwich

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 5

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 916kcal

Author Christin Mahrlig

Ingredients

8 slices dark rye breadstuff oregon pumpernickel
1 can sauerkraut, drained well
1 pound sliced corned beef
12 slices swiss cheese
4 tablespoons butter

Spicy Sauce

1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup chili sauce
2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
1 tablespoon horseradish
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/8 to 1/4 spoon cayenne pepper

Instructions

Make sauce. Stir each ingredients unneurotic successful a tiny bowl.
Spread astir 2-3 teaspoons of spicy condiment connected each portion of bread.
On fractional of the breadstuff slices spot astir 1/4 to 1/3 cupful sauerkraut.
On apical of the sauerkraut, furniture the corned beef, evenly distributing it among the 4 sandwiches.
Place 3 slices of swiss food connected apical of the corned beef for each sandwich. Top with remaining breadstuff slices.
Heat a nonstick skillet oregon grill cookware implicit mean heat. Place 2 tablespoons of food connected the blistery cookware and usage a weapon to dispersed it astir the cookware until it is wholly melted.
Place the sandwiches connected the cookware and navigator until the bottommost is nicely toasted.
As you flip each sandwich, spot a portion of the remaining food connected the cookware and overgarment the cookware good with it earlier mounting the sandwich backmost down. Continue to navigator until food melts, turning the vigor to debased if necessary.

Notes

To forestall a soggy sandwich, compression the sauerkraut with immoderate insubstantial towels to get arsenic overmuch liquid retired arsenic possible.
If my corned beef is acold from the refrigerator I volition usually vigor it successful the microwave for a fewer seconds oregon lukewarm it successful the cookware I volition beryllium cooking the sandwiches in. The food volition melt overmuch much easy and your sandwich volition beryllium much of an adjacent somesthesia each the mode done if you’re not starting with acold nutrient successful the middle.