Home » Food » By Type of Dish » Sandwiches » Classic Reuben Sandwich Classic Reuben Sandwich July 29, 2023 by Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet · No CommentsAs an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.See my disclosure policy.A Classic Reuben Sandwich recipe featuring rye bread slathered with our delicious homemade Russian or Thousand Island Dressing and topped with corned beef, sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese and then cooked to golden brown crispy perfection!  It’s a real feast for the taste buds! What is a Reuben Sandwich? A Reuben sandwich features rye bread that is slathered with either Russian or Thousand Island dressing, topped with corned beef, Swiss cheese, and sauerkraut, and then grilled until crispy and the cheese is melted.  It is considered a classic American deli sandwich enjoyed for many generations and is now also enjoyed in many parts of the world.

Where Did the Reuben Sandwich Originate? New York City?  No.  Chicago?  Uh-uh.  Boston?  Try again.  The Reuben Sandwich is in fact home to none other than Omaha, Nebraska.  It’s exact origin is a subject of debate but it’s generally credited to a Lithuanian-born grocer in Omaha by the name of Reuben Kulakofsky in the 1920’s  The story goes that Reuben and his friends regularly played poker at the Blackstone Hotel in Omaha and one night when they got hungry they scavenged the hotel kitchen for ingredients to make a sandwich.  How these poker-playing gamblers on the spur of the momen

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