Classic Reuben: Jackie Shen, executive chef of Chicago's Red Light Cafe

SauerkrautRecipes.com presents a classic Reuben sandwich recipe from Jackie Shen, executive chef of Chicago's Red Light restaurant. This and other recipes from nationally known chefs can be found on www.SauerkrautRecipes.com.

1 32 oz. jar of Frank's sauerkraut rinsed and drained
1 8 oz. bottle of Thousand Island dressing
1 loaf of marbled rye bread
1 pound whole cream butter (softened)
1 pound medium sliced Swiss cheese
1 pound medium sliced turkey or corned beef
Mix sauerkraut in a bowl with salad dressing. Butter both sides of each piece of bread - restaurant style. Add two pieces of swiss cheese and two-four slices of meat to one of the buttered bread halves. Add one dollop of the sauerkraut mixture. Place other bread half on sandwich. Brown one side in pan and turn. Brown other side and then turn every ten seconds until cheese is melted. Cut diagonally and serve. Makes four -six sandwiches.

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[crystalschwantes]

Holy Crap that is a lot of butter!! I broil mine and then flip it quickly so it doesn't burn and on the second turn melt the swiss....No butter. No turkey! corned beef all the way..

[007Moron]

This is a Rachel, NOT a Reuben Sandwich. Classic or otherwise. Rye, swiss cheese, CORNED BEEF, saurkraut, and thousand island makes a Reuben. Sometimes I "fry" the sandwich dry to save some fat calories, but otherwish, the construction of the sandwich is acceptable. It is tastier fried in butter as she demonstrated.

[CW043]

@resonancehybrid FU and please see the last paragraph of my response to Grizzly...

What a joke!

[resonancehybrid]

@CW043 bad rendition of the Reuben, no doubt... but anyway, nice rant-- he/she has a point: looks like a basic lesson in writing English may do you some good (that way your "communication" might acutally be "successful").

[steelmesh]

Not sure why its not good, whats wrong with the ingredients, are they poison or something? Hey I'm not a chef or cook by no means, but this is a very basic recipe for dummies like me who don't know how / don't care to cook fancy meals all the time. You guys would probably burn a cutting board on my front lawn if you see the weird shit I cook up...besides, anything with russian dressing is good ;)

[CW043]

@GrizzlyRecoveryZone1 What are you talking about... grammar corrections are the usual response when one has nothing more to critic on a post they may not have liked.

And yet my communication was successful... the Reuben still looks like it would taste like shit!

LOL at the arrogance of you and others; to correct someone else’s grammar. Suchforward and aggressively antisocial behavior and does not go over well in reality.

[GrizzlyRecoveryZone1]

@CW043 bad Reuben, very well... but when expressing yourself in the written word, you should NEVER use inferior grammar. YUK!

[CW043]

This does NOT look like a good Reuben...

A Reuben is made with Corn Beef... If your going to use turkey, you should NEVER use an inferior Deli Turkey such as the gelled version you were using. YUK!

[disjocky3]

I can't think of a worst way to makw a Reuben. But it must tast good, what ever its called

[eikles]

When you use turkey it's called a Rachel.