Hidden Reuben Ring Food

THE REAL REUBEN

Steps:

• Place bread on baking sheet or broiling pan. Layer corned beef, sauerkraut and cheese on top of bread slices.
• Broil on high heat for 3 to 4 minutes, until cheese has melted. Serve hot with Thousand Island dressing.

REUBEN RING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In a bowl, combine corned beef, sauerkraut, one cup of cheese, dressing, parsley and garlic; mix well.
• Take the crescent rolls and separate them into the triangles. Arrange one can of the triangles so they look like a sun with the fatter side in the middle and the shinny part of the triangle pointing out. Then take the second can of rolls and separate into triangles. Place one triangle in between two triangles so that it looks like a very full sun. All skinny parts are on the outside and all fat parts are on the inside.
• Scoop filling evenly over the thick inner part of the sun. Then take the skinny points and fold them over tucking the ends in the thicker part of the dough. This should create a circle (ring) stuffed with the ingredients.
• Brush top with egg.

SUE'S REUBEN SANDWICH

Steps:

• Bring corned beef and swiss cheese to room temperature.
• Heat sauerkraut until it is warmed to about 120-140 degrees.
• Prepare sandwich by first buttering one slice of bread on one side with 1 tbsp butter.
• Place bread, butter side down, in a small skillet.
• Follow with the following ingredients in this order: 1 slice of swiss cheese, followed by 4 oz.
• corned beef, followed by 1 1/2-2 tbsp (to taste) of Thousand Island dressing, followed by well drained and warmed sauerkraut,, followed by a pinch of either juniper berries or caraway, followed by the final piece of cheese.
• Top the sandwich with the last piece of bread and spread the other tbsp of butter on the outside of the bread.
• Heat the sandwich in the skillet on a med-low heat until the bottom side becomes golden; flip sandwich with spatula and lightly brown other side.
• Remove to plate and slice in half before serving.
• Serve with a dill spear and your favorite chips.

REUBEN ROUNDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Unfold puff pastry; layer with cheese, corned beef and sauerkraut to within 1/2-in. of edges. Roll up jelly-roll style. Trim ends and cut crosswise into 16 slices. Place on greased baking sheets, cut side down. Sprinkle with caraway seeds., Bake until golden brown, 18-20 minutes. Serve with salad dressing.

CHICKEN RING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cook chicken in pressure cooker. Once it starts to giggle slowly turn heat on low and allow to giggle for 20 minutes.
• While chicken is cooking, chop broccoli, onion, and parsley and combine in bowl.
• Cook bacon and allow to cool, then crumble and add to veggie mixture.
• Add cheese, mayo, mustard, and lemon juice to bowl and mix well.
• Once chicken is done, shred and stir into your veggie mix. Set aside.
• On a cookie sheet or large stone pan, unroll crescent rolls and mash together seams (join the 2 packets at the ends).
• Spoon mixture down the center third of the pastry, cut horizontal strips on both sides and braid them over the mixture.
• Separate egg, only keeping the white and brush over the top of braid.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown.