Pastrami Reuben Sandwich Camping Recipe

Pastrami Reuben Sandwich by CampingForFoodies features a toasted sandwich cut in half and stacked on a white plate set on a worn picnic table. The brown and golden white swirls in the marble rye grilled bread are stuffed with layers of reddish, pink pastrami deli meat, white Swiss melted cheese, creamy Thousand Island dressing and crunchy sauerkraut. Next to the sandwich is a small bowl of coleslaw, a glass of fresh squeezed lemonade with a lemon slice is in the background.

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 20

Servings: Serving

Camping For Foodies Dinner Camping Recipes: This hot pastrami sandwich is a quick meal that creates a nice crispy texture on the slices of bread with an ooey, gooey center from melted Swiss cheese slices.

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Ingredients

2 slices marble rye bread slices of rye bread with caraway seeds or pumpernickel bread may be substituted
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 pound beef pastrami sliced thin from the deli (see Note 1)
2 slices Swiss cheese
1/4 cup tart sauerkraut
4 tablespoons prepared Thousand Island dressing tangy Russian dressing may be substituted

Instructions

This recipe makes 1 sandwich, multiply as necessary.
Bring meat to room temperature just before cooking. Slightly warm meat in pan to take the chill off, if necessary.
Thoroughly drain and squeeze as much moisture out of the sauerkraut as possible.
Butter one side of each slice of bread.
Lay one slice of bread (butter side down) in cast iron camp skillet.
Place pastrami on the bread, then, layer the rest of the ingredients.
Top with second piece of bread, buttered side out.
Place cover on skillet and cook over medium-high heat until the toasted rye reaches a nice golden brown color.
Flip to toast the other side and cook until the cheese melts.

Notes

Note: 1/4 pound of meat makes one good Reuben, but, if you want more of an “authentic deli” classic Reuben sandwich found in many New York City deli restaurants, you'll want to pile on the meat. The famous Katz’s Deli in NYC actually uses over 1/2 pound of meat per sandwich!

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