Reuben and Rachel

The Reuben is one of my favorite sandwiches.

There are several stories of how this sandwich was discovered. One story from the Omaha Nebraska area and several from the NYC area. Either way, I'm glad someone thought of it.

The Reuben consists of
corn beef
swiss cheese
rye bread
thousand island dressing
sauerkraut

I have had many different versions of this sandwich and I think the best one that I can remember was at a German Tavern in Fort Meyers Florida. Seems I have been lucky in finding great foods on our vacations. Of course, the beer is what attracted someone else that was on that vacation and it wasn't Lexi!

When I make a Reuben I try to find the leanest corned beef, the best swiss,
I grill the rye bread, make homemade thousand island dressing and
use sauerkraut from a bag, not a can and rinse it well.

The Rachel is a variation of the Reuben
pastrami
swiss cheese
rye bread
thousand island dressing
cole slaw

Either sandwich is best along side an ice cold beer.