Ingredients

  • 8 slices pumpernickel bread
  • 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 rounded tablespoonfuls dill pickle relish
  • 1 shallot, finely chopped
  • 1 rounded tablespoon capers, chopped
  • 4 rounded tablespoonfuls spicy brown mustard
  • 16 deli slices Swiss cheese, such as Emmentaler
  • 3/4 pound deli-sliced corned beef
  • 3/4 pound deli-sliced Black Forest ham
  • 1 jar cooked red cabbage or 1 pouch sauerkraut
  • 4 large half-sour pickles or garlic pickles
  • Gourmet potato chips

Method

  • Spread one side of each bread slice with softened butter.
  • In a small bowl, mix together the relish, shallots, capers, and mustard.
  • Build the sandwiches with buttered sides of the bread facing out: slather a liberal amount of the mustard mixture on 4 slices, then top with a slice of Swiss, one fourth of the corned beef, one fourth of the ham, a small mound of drained red cabbage or sauerkraut, another slice of cheese, and finally another slice of bread.
  • Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat.
  • Toast the Reubens for 5 to 6 minutes on each side until the cheese melts.
  • Cut the sammies in half and serve with pickles and chips.