Description
A delicious homemade pastrami sandwich loaded with flavor and texture.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 kg homemade pastrami
- 10 slices light rye bread
- 10 slices Swiss cheese
- Butter (for spreading)
- 1 tbsp grapeseed oil
- 1/2 onion (thinly sliced)
- 350 g white cabbage (thinly shredded)
- 1 1/4 cups cider vinegar
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp caraway seeds (optional)
- 1 tbsp onion (finely minced)
- 1 tbsp dill pickle or gherkin (finely minced)
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sour cream (can sub more mayo)
- 2 tbsp sriracha, spicy ketchup or Chili Sauce
- 3 tsp horseradish (jar, to taste)
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 tsp sweet paprika
Instructions
- Mix ingredients and refrigerate for 20 minutes or more (keeps for 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, do not 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 a container (including liquid) and cool until just warm. Keeps for 2 weeks in the fridge.
- Thinly slice still cold pastrami. Place in a container with a couple of tablespoons of pastrami liquid reserved from cooking.
- Microwave to warm through (or use any other method to warm).
- Preheat grill/broiler to medium high with the shelf about 25cm/10″ from the heat source.
- Toast bread. Spread with butter, then add 1 tbsp Russian Dressing on each piece.
- Pick up pastrami and let excess juices drip away, then place on bread.
- Add sauerkraut on pastrami, then top with cheese.
- Place cheese on the other slice of bread (i.e. with just Russian Dressing).
- Place under grill until cheese is just melted. Sandwich together and enjoy while hot!
Notes
- This recipe keeps well in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
- Adjust the spiciness with horseradish to your liking.
- Feel free to use more mayo in place of sour cream if preferred.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Sandwiches
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 650
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 1500 mg
- Fat: 40 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg