Rueben Sandwich

I used left over corned beef and my changes are in parenthesis. These came out very yummy! The onion marmalade is much better than sauerkraut.

	Photo: Annabelle Breakey

Grilled Pastrami, Swiss, and Sweet Onion Marmalade on Rye

Make the marmalade ahead so you can whip these babies out in just a few minutes. Leftover marmalade is terrific on pork chops and roast beef.

Other Time: 1 hour
Yield:  Makes 2 sandwiches


Onion Marmalade
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 medium red onions, thinly sliced
1 large garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup red-wine vinegar
1/2 cup dry but fruity red wine, such as Zinfandel or Grenache(or Port)
Sandwiches
4 slices extra-sour rye or caraway rye bread
2 tablespoons softened unsalted butter (I left out the butter)
4 thin slices pastrami, uncured if available(Corned beef)
4 ounces coarsely shredded Swiss cheese(or Gruyere cheese)
2 tablespoons whole-grain mustard(Grey Poupon)

1. Make marmalade: Melt butter with oil in a large heavy frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onions, garlic, sugar, salt, and pepper, stirring well to combine. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions have softened and browned, about 20 minutes. Add vinegar and wine. Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid has been absorbed and onions are soft and sticky, about 10 minutes. Let marmalade cool slightly.
2. Make sandwiches:(I toasted the bread first) Evenly spread one side of each bread slice with 1/2 tbsp. butter. Spread unbuttered side of 2 slices with 1 1/2 tbsp. marmalade each, then top with pastrami and cheese. Spread mustard on unbuttered side of remaining 2 bread slices and place each, buttered side up, on pastrami- and cheese-topped slices.
3. Heat a large nonstick frying pan over medium heat.(If you have a panini maker use that) Add sandwiches and cook, turning once, until golden brown on both sides and cheese is melted, about 5 minutes total.
Make ahead: Marmalade keeps up to 2 weeks, covered and chilled.
Note: Nutritional analysis is per sandwich.

CALORIES 660 (46% from fat); FAT 34g (sat 19g); CHOLESTEROL 112mg; CARBOHYDRATE 51g; SODIUM 1623mg; PROTEIN 33g; FIBER 4.4g

Sunset, JULY 2009