Resep Sandwich Ruben!
Recipe VIDEO above. The iconic Reuben Sandwich made famous by Katz's Deli in New York, made at home! Hands down still one of the best sandwiches I have ever had in my life, the most incredible combination of ingredients, the star of which is warm fall-apart tender homemade pastrami!

Ingredients
5 servings
Instructions
- Mix ingredients, refrigerate 20 minutes+ (keeps 2 weeks).
- Dissolve sugar and salt in vinegar.
- Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and cook for 2 minutes to soften, don't let it brown.
- Add cabbage, vinegar, water and caraway seeds, give it a toss.
- Cover, cook on low for 15 minutes, mixing once at 10 minutes.
- Transfer to container (including liquid), cool until just warm. Keeps 2 weeks in the fridge.
- Thinly slice still cold pastrami (Note 1). Place in a container with a couple of tablespoons of pastrami liquid (reserved from cooking, see pastrami recipe).
- Microwave to warm through (or use other method of choice etc cover with foil and place in oven).
- Preheat grill/broiler to medium high with shelf about 25cm/10" from heat source.
- Toast bread. Spread with butter, then 1 tbsp Russian Dressing on each piece.
- Pick up pastrami and let excess juices drip away, then place on bread.
- Do same for sauerkraut, pile onto pastrami, then top with cheese.
- Also place cheese on other slice of bread (ie with just Russian Dressing).
- Place under grill until cheese is just melted. Sandwich together and devour while hot!
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$1880.00
$1880.00
Per Serving
$376.00/serving
$376.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$3760.00 vs buying!
~$3760.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (65% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| / 2 lb homemade pastrami | 1 kg | - |
| light rye bread | 10 slices | $308.00 |
| Swiss cheese | 10 slices | $1315.00 |
| Butter | - | - |
| grapeseed oil | 1 tbsp | $4.00 |
| onion | 0.5 | $25.00 |
| / 12 oz white cabbage | 350 g | $77.00 |
| 0.25 cups | - | |
| 0.3333333333333333 cup | - | |
| salt | 1 tsp | $1.00 |
| sugar | 2 tsp | $1.00 |
| caraway seeds | 1 tsp | - |
| onion | 1 tbsp | $7.00 |
| dill pickle/gherkin | 1 tbsp | - |
| mayonnaise | 0.75 cup | $76.00 |
| sour cream | 0.25 cup | $25.00 |
| sriracha | 2.5 tbsp | $31.00 |
| horseradish | 3 tsp | - |
| Worcestershire sauce | 1 tsp | $4.00 |
| sweet paprika | 0.25 tsp | $6.00 |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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