The utlimate Reuben sandwich.

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DainBramaged

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Originally posted by: techs
Take 2 slices of rye bread (bakery preferred). Slather oodles of butter on one side of each slice. On the non butter sides pile on pastrami, swiss cheese on one slice and drained saurkraut and russian dressing on the other. Place in well buttered cast iron skillet, more butter the better. Place both sides butter down in skillet and heat very slowly. Lilke 10-15 minutes.
Close sandwhich and eat.

I like the same thing but with corned beef and 1000 Island dressing.
 

hanoverphist

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im gonna get me a reuben for lunch now. out here some places use thousand island instead of russian, but its a good replacement. i hate when restaurants use cabbage in place of kraut tho, thats nastay
 

So

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Originally posted by: techs
Take 2 slices of rye bread (bakery preferred). Slather oodles of butter on one side of each slice. On the non butter sides pile on pastrami, swiss cheese on one slice and drained saurkraut and russian dressing on the other. Place in well buttered cast iron skillet, more butter the better. Place both sides butter down in skillet and heat very slowly. Lilke 10-15 minutes.
Close sandwhich and eat.

That's not even a reuben, that's pastrami on rye!

Rubens are made with corned beef. Would you call a pork sandwich with au jus a French Dip?
 

Cutterhead

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Jul 13, 2005
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There's a holiday lunch party going on at my workplace... but I'm going to brush them off now to go get a reuben instead.
 

CraKaJaX

Lifer
Dec 26, 2004
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Carnegie Deli FTW. All their sandwiches are great. (And fucking huge) .. their BLT must have at least a pound of bacon on it. At least.
 

ra990

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Arby's has a pretty decent reuben for fast food <ducks>

no really, if you're craving it - give it a try.
 

miketheidiot

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Originally posted by: ra990
Arby's has a pretty decent reuben for fast food <ducks>

no really, if you're craving it - give it a try.

the only good reuben i've had fast food was from culvers
 

nakedfrog

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Apr 3, 2001
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Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: techs
Take 2 slices of rye bread (bakery preferred). Slather oodles of butter on one side of each slice. On the non butter sides pile on pastrami, swiss cheese on one slice and drained saurkraut and russian dressing on the other. Place in well buttered cast iron skillet, more butter the better. Place both sides butter down in skillet and heat very slowly. Lilke 10-15 minutes.
Close sandwhich and eat.

That's not even a reuben, that's pastrami on rye!

Rubens are made with corned beef. Would you call a pork sandwich with au jus a French Dip?

I bet he's a Satanist.
 

So

Lifer
Jul 2, 2001
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Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: techs
Take 2 slices of rye bread (bakery preferred). Slather oodles of butter on one side of each slice. On the non butter sides pile on pastrami, swiss cheese on one slice and drained saurkraut and russian dressing on the other. Place in well buttered cast iron skillet, more butter the better. Place both sides butter down in skillet and heat very slowly. Lilke 10-15 minutes.
Close sandwhich and eat.

That's not even a reuben, that's pastrami on rye!

Rubens are made with corned beef. Would you call a pork sandwich with au jus a French Dip?

I bet he's a Satanist.

Wait, wait, does that mean he worships Satan or not?
 

GagHalfrunt

Lifer
Apr 19, 2001
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Originally posted by: dakels
The reubens I eat look like this. I like the balance. Carnegi Carnegie Deli Reuben overkill.

I agree, the whole purpose of having different ingredients is to be able to taste them all. Too much of one thing overpowers everything else to the point where it doesn't even need to be there. I like a nice big hunk of pastrami, but no so much that you need a knife and fork to eat it. It's a sandwich, not an experiment in creative architecture. If you can't get the thing into your mouth it's failed.
 

DnetMHZ

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Apr 10, 2001
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Meat to bread ratio is WAY too high.. I'd rather have 3 small sandwiches and get more of the bread!
 

Kalmah

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Oct 2, 2003
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Originally posted by: miketheidiot
Originally posted by: Kalmah
I would rather lick the rim of a toilet than eat rye bread.

seek mental help, there's clearly something wrong with you

It has that rotten 'I havn't washed between my legs in 3 years' taste.

Not that I would know or anything.
 

clamum

Lifer
Feb 13, 2003
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Reubens are full of win (mmm sourkraut). Thanks for reminding me, I'll have to have one soon.
 

Born2bwire

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Oct 28, 2005
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What's the joint that has like an open-faced reuben? I recall it looked like it was the size and density of the Carnegie deli, but it was open face with a load of cheese melted over the top of it.