My title of this recipe is pretty bold, but I can safely say that Carl & Mama Joan enjoyed this with me and both said that this was the best Reuben they have ever had! What made this the best Rueben you ask?? It’s the home cooked corned beef brisket and fresh baked sourdough rye bread! That’s right, no deli corned beef here. We slow cooked this beauty to make this the BEST REUBEN! I was raised to love this D to the LISH sammie! My Grandma and my Mom both love the sandwich and whenever we get together for lunch at one of our favorite downtown spots back home, the table is filled with Ruebens. There is something about the flavor combination of this beauty that just makes it #1 in my book! The salty, briny corned beef with the sweet thousand island dressing and sauerkraut piled high on fresh baked rye bread?! I mean SERIOUSLY! WHAT COULD BE BETTER?! As I sit here writing this, completely stuffed from this amazing beast of a sandwich, my heart is full thinking about the memories of enjoying this sandwich with my favorite people. I think sometimes the reason we love a particular food so much is the people and memories we can tie to it. ❤️ Put this monster on your must make list and DIVE IN!
The Best Reuben Sandwich
4
servings20
minutesIngredients
1 3lb 1 Corned Beef Brisket
1/2 cup 1/2 Dry White Wine
1/2 cup 1/2 Chicken Stock
1/2 cup 1/2 Water
1 1 Loaf Sourdough Rye *See Notes*
1/4 cup 1/4 Thousand Island Dressing
1-2 cups 1-2 Sauerkraut
8 8 Slices Swiss Cheese
1/4 cup 1/4 Mayonnaise
Directions
- To begin, place your corned beef brisket in the slow cooker with wine, stock, water and pickling spice packet. Slow cook for 8-10 hours until brisket is tender. Once finished, remove and slice into thin slices
- While corned beef is cooking, bake your bread following the King Arthur Sourdough Rye Recipe from their website. I promise, it’s the BEST!
- Once bread is cooled, begin preparing sandwiches by slicing the bread and spreading the thousand island dressing on each slice
- Add slices of swiss cheese and pile with your corned beef! It’s fun to build these sammies with your favorite person!
- Using a cheesecloth, wring out the liquid in your sauerkraut to ensure your sandwich doesn’t get too soggy. Top sandwich with your kraut
- Prepare sandwiches by spreading mayonnaise on the bread to get that rich crust
- Preheat cast iron skillet or griddle to medium heat and place sandwiches mayo side down to begin grilling. Spread mayo on remaining side of the sandwich while it’s on the griddle
- Grill sammies for a few minutes per side until you have nice toasty bread and melty swiss cheese
- Remove from griddle, cut in half and plate with your favorite chips and crunchy pickle
Notes
- I will only ever recommend using King Arthur recipes and flour when baking bread. Especially specialty breads like the one for this sandwich. Visit their website to order all of your favorite flour and get the recipe for sourdough rye bread. Obviously, if you wanted to make this sandwich with store bought rye, that’s totally acceptable and less time consuming for you.
- You can visit the deli counter to purchase store bought shaved corned beef for this sandwich if you wanted, but what makes this sammie so special and D to the LISH in my opinion, is the home cooked corned beef.
- You can prepare this corned beef however you prefer! Slow cooker, Instant Pot, Dutch Oven or if you have a smoker, you can do that as well.