Place of origin United States Serving temperature Warm/Hot | Created by Various claims | |
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Main ingredients Corned beefSauerkrautSwiss cheeseRye breadRussian dressing. Similar Corned beef, Swiss cheese, Thousand Island dressing, Pastrami, Sauerkraut | ||
Reuben sandwich recipe
The Reuben sandwich is an American hot sandwich composed of corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Russian dressing, grilled between slices of rye bread. Several variants exist.
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- Reuben sandwich recipe
- Grilled reuben sandwich recipe how to make a grilled reuben sandwich
- Reuben Kulakofsky Blackstone Hotel Omaha Nebraska
- Reubens Delicatessen New York City
- Montreal Reuben
- Walleye Reuben
- Grouper Reuben
- Lobster Reuben
- Reuben egg rolls
- Rachel sandwich
- References
Grilled reuben sandwich recipe how to make a grilled reuben sandwich
Reuben Kulakofsky, Blackstone Hotel: Omaha, Nebraska
The most widely accepted origin holds that Reuben Kulakofsky (his first name sometimes spelled Reubin; his last name sometimes shortened to Kay), a Jewish Lithuanian-born grocer residing in Omaha, Nebraska, was the inventor, perhaps as part of a group effort by members of Kulakofsky's weekly poker game held in the Blackstone Hotel from around 1920 through 1935. The participants, who nicknamed themselves "the committee", included the hotel's owner, Charles Schimmel. The sandwich first gained local fame when Schimmel put it on the Blackstone's lunch menu, and its fame spread when a former employee of the hotel won a national contest with the recipe. In Omaha, March 14 was proclaimed as Reuben Sandwich Day.
Reuben's Delicatessen: New York City
Montreal Reuben
The Montreal Reuben substitutes Montreal-style smoked meat for corned beef.
Walleye Reuben
The Walleye Reuben is a version of the classic that features the Minnesota state fish, the walleye, Sander vitreus, in place of the corned beef. It is eaten in Minnesota and Ohio.
Grouper Reuben
The grouper Reuben is a variation on the standard Reuben sandwich, substituting grouper for the corned beef, and sometimes will substitute coleslaw for the sauerkraut as well. This variation is often a menu item in restaurants in Florida.
Lobster Reuben
The Lobster Reuben uses lobster in place of the corned beef. It is served in the Florida Keys.
Reuben egg rolls
Reuben egg rolls, sometimes called "Irish egg rolls" or "Reuben balls", use the standard Reuben sandwich filling of corned beef, sauerkraut, and cheese inside a deep-fried egg roll wrapper. Typically served with Thousand Island dressing (instead of Russian dressing) as an appetizer or snack, they originated at Mader's, a German restaurant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where chef Dennis Wegner created them for a summer festival in about 1990.
Rachel sandwich
The Rachel sandwich is a variation on the standard Reuben sandwich, substituting pastrami for the corned beef, and coleslaw for the sauerkraut. Other recipes for the Rachel call for turkey instead of pastrami. In some parts of the United States, especially Michigan, this turkey variant is known as a "Georgia Reuben" or "California Reuben", and it may also call for barbecue sauce or French dressing instead of Russian dressing.