Reuben sandwich: The easiest specialty is a traditional New York City sandwich. Yes, a sandwich. No need to cook! This sandwich is made with corned beef or pastrami, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and either Russian or Thousand Island dressing. All of this is served on rye bread. There are many variations of this sandwich. There is a healthier version called the Turkey Reuben, served with low fat dressing.
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: –
Total time: 5 minutes
Ingredients: rye bread, mayonnaise or thousand Island dressing, corned beef or pastrami, sauerkraut, Swiss Cheese
Preparation: Spread 2 slices of rye bread lightly with mayonnaise or Thousand Island dressing. Put a layer of sauerkraut over one slice, then top with a slice of corned beef or pastrami then a slice of Swiss cheese. Top with the second slice, mayonnaise side down. Butter outside of Reuben sandwich lightly with soft butter or margarine and toast on a griddle or grill, turning to brown evenly.
specialty – specialità
corned beef – manzo sotto sale
pastrami – manzo affumincato
sauerkraut – crauti
rye bread – pane di segale
low fat dressing – condimento con pochi grassi
to spread – spalmare
layer – strato
to top – guarnire
griddle – piastra
