Reuben – My St. Patty’s Day Treat
Happy St Patrick’s Day!
Today I’m bringing you a quick and easy way to get your Corned Beef and Cabbage in!
There is this place in Decatur, Alabama that I just love – even though I have only eaten there three times!
~makes a mental note to get out more and ask some girlfriends if they want to go~
Anyway, they serve these great sandwiches, freshly sliced meats and cheeses and then toasted to perfection. The name of the place is “The Brick” and its located inside an old brownstone downtown. There is usually live music in the evenings and while the service tends to be a wee bit on the slow side when I’ve been before, you can’t complain because that just means you get to soak up the atmosphere a little more.
Speaking of which, when was the last time you called the manager over and complimented good service? Everyone seems set on complaining when service is bad but so few of us think to compliment good service. I’ try to counter this by never complaining at bad service and making it a point to seek out management when service is above par in any way.
I have even done this at mediocre service. Hey, I’m easy to please! Its kind of fun, too. See someone who is halfheartedly doing a job, likely just tired and flat wore out, seek out their boss and compliment them. Their boss in turn passes on compliments and this starts an entirely different cycle. Give it a shot and I swear you’ll get a thrill out of putting smile where there wasn’t one before!
You’ll need: Swiss cheese, corned beef, rye bread, and sauerkraut.
Oh my goodness how I love sauerkraut! When we were little, Mama browned it in a skillet with slices of weenies for supper. We usually had that and fried potatoes and pinto beans with cornbread for supper. I would put ketchup on my sauerkraut and weenies and it was the best dinner as a kid!
You can get these at your local Deli counter and just get whatever you need so there is no waste or additional cost 
.
For my sauce (which you can leave out if you like), I just mixed up a little ketchup and mayo.
Tablespoon of each, stirry, stirry!
Spread some butter or margarine on the outside of each piece of bread.
Y’all know I use whatever is cheapest…
Bring on the hydrogenated oils!!
I put a layer of Swiss cheese first..
Top with corned beef.
Have you ever noticed how much prettier a sandwich is if you fold and layer the meat rather than just laying them flat?
Add sauerkraut.
At this point I realized that no one in my house eats sauerkraut but me (dropped on their heads as children – the whole lot of ‘em!) so I decided I might as well add one more thing that no one likes but me…
Bring on the sliced banana peppers!
Even though I am going to do all of this myself, it is fun to shout it out as if waiting for servants to appear!
Just don’t hold your breath. I don’t want anyone passing out or hyperventilating. We’d have an awful hard time explaining our little servant fantasies to paramedics.
Our sandwich is ready to be toasted!
Place it in a skillet and brown on both sides over medium heat.
We just want our bread browned and toasted and our cheese a little melted.
Yum yum yum!
I gotta be lucky today to get to eat one of these!
Reuben Sandwich
- Sauerkraut
- Corned beef
- Swiss Cheese
- Rye bread
Layer all of above on rye bread (I add banana peppers but thats just me!). Spread with sauce made of 1 T mayo and 1 T ketchup stirred together. Butter both sides of bread and toast in skillet until browned and cheese is melted.
Here is a great link for a handmade coupon box/organizer.
I think you’ll all just love it! Thanks, Cynthia!
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Sounds Great! Thanks for giving me an alternative to Corned Beef & Cabbage!
Oh my goodness…you have me absolutely drooling here! And I’ve had the “crud” for 2 days with no appetite. I think I’m ready to chow down. Mmmmmmmm
Okay – now I’m going to have to go out and have a Rueben for lunch. Thanks a lot!
I love sauerkraut too. I don’t know why more people don’t. I ate “weenies and ‘trout’” when I was a wee little thing. We had it with fried taters and WHITE beans. LOL
Anytime you head over the The Brick in Decatur, let me know and I’m there. I think that’s the perfect place for a northwest Alabama bloggy convention! Love downtown Decatur — and yummy cheesy sandwiches. Thanks so much for this delicious post.
My wheels are turning right now, you’ll hear from me soon!
Ditto. When you go to The Brick, I’ll be there! Love their Rueben’s and the Beer Cheese Soup!
Your recipe looks like a real winner!
Amen! I’ll get us an outing in the works!
I was a cook at a restaurant here years ago. We made Patty Melts and it was the only way to get me to eat kraut. It was also the first time I had ever heard of a Reuben.
I think I need one.
Just what I needed! I had bought the ingredients, but then realized I really didn’t know how to make it! You’ve come to my rescue! Thanks.
My husband & I love these sandwiches – I got tickled when I saw the Boar’s Head brand ‘kraut – most of the time I see you use non brand and I have started to try the non brands…now you go for the gold with Boars Head – so what is the story – I love how you always have one….Have a great day!!
lol!
You know me too well!
I was at Publix and getting my meat in the Deli, the sauerkraut was right there and Katy hadn’t had a nap yet and was getting rather ill…I was doing good to be able to get this much before she had herself a little royal meltdown. At this point she was already laying her head on my hand and crying saying she wanted to go home and go to sleep!
Publix is a great place (super nice people) but they just don’t have the generic options I am used to. I prefer my sauerkraut to be the type in a bag or a jar, preferably the bagged kind that they keep in the cooler – it is SO much better! At Wally world you can get a bag of it very inexpensively right underneath where the weenies are.
Okay Christy, I am going to assume that weenies are little sausages?
Christy that looks so yummy. I love Sauerkraut!!
Girl, if the two of us lived close to each other we’d both be big as the side of a barn!
lol
That is one of my most favorite sandwiches. I wish I had one right now. Christy the pictures you post of the foods always look so good, that we might try eating the picture. lol
Might have to go see if my little local store has some corn beef. If not I might just fix me some sauerkraut and wieners.
I seriously thought I was the only child who loved kraut & weenies for supper, my mom always made fried potatoes with them as well. Now to this day I’m lucky to get my hubby to eat them, my kids no ..but I make kraut with smoked sausage & mushrooms. Yummo! I’ll have to give this sandwich a try. Happy St Patty’s Day!
My mom always served sour kraut with little wieners too. I only mildly tolerated the sour kraut, but (somewhat) willingly ate it first so I could thoroughly enjoy every bite of those wieners. It took growing up to make me learn to really appreciate the flavor of sour kraut.
The sandwich looks so delicious! I’ll have to try it tomorrow with slices of today’s corned beef dinner. Mmmm…
Love a Ruben. When to lunch with a friend today and Shepherds Pie was on the menu and tried that instead because we are having corn beef and cabbage tonight. The picture of yours makes me hungry for a ruben though.
I also had kraut & weinies, fried taters, white or pinto beans,cornbread and a big ole piece of onion. MMMMM good. There were four of us kids & it seemed like we had this meal often. I remember eating those taters raw while mama was cuttin’ them up. I just love that meal. This sandwich looks so so good. I wish I had one right now. Christy, why dont you just open up a restaurant next to your brother. Yall could be Alabama’s Paula & Bubba Dean!! Yall would be soo busy & I would not have to go to Savannah! Think about it! Nancy
I agree with telling a manager when service it great. I started making that a habit a few months ago. It is nice to see how happy they get at a table when they find out all is great. Heck they have even brought out free dessert before.
Having been a server in the past it is nice to hear the good. I know a manager would always reward us and praise us when we got a good compliment.
I love that link for the coupon box… I may have to try it soon. But I am very new to this couponing. Let’s see if I can get in it.
Oh now that it a thing of beauty!
You are right Christy, very few people compliment good service but will not hesitate to complain. Shamefully I have never spoken to a manager to remark on the good service I have received, but you’ve inspired me!
But I can imagine that when I do ask for the manager the staff member is probably thinking in their head “oh no, here we go”
We had Reubens and potato soup and Irish Ale for sup last night. It was the best! I look forward to St. Patty’s Day every year. I usually buy an extra or two corned beef briskets and put ‘em in the freezer to have durin’ the year and Reubens are one of our fav’s.
Hey, weird question. What kind of mayo do you use? My husband and I love these sandwiches.
thanks for refreshing my memory about Rueben sandwiches. How great…and toasted nontheless!! Tonight we are having New England boiled dinner, so to speak, with carrots, potatoes, onions, wedges of cabbage (all boiled in the juices of our fresh corned beef slab). Lemon to squeeze on the cabbage, too. Rye bread and some horseradish spread. Tomorrow, the Rueben sandwiches…to which we always add a spread of horseradish for pep! Thanks for your great cookbook and website.
Thank you for refreshing my memory on how to make these great sandwiches. I bought extra corned beef on sale so maybe next week I can pull one out and make Ruebens. Yummy!!!! I love mine on toasted bread!!
Try Thousand Island dressing instead of ketchup and mayo. The vinegar and sweet pickles add a little punch.