Grilled Split Kielbasa Reubens with Warm Mustard-Caraway Sauerkraut
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 517
- Total Fat
- 33
- Saturated Fat
- 17
- Carbohydrates
- 35
- Dietary Fiber
- 5
- Sugar
- 19
- Protein
- 23
- Cholesterol
- 91
- Sodium
- 1547
- Total: 20 min
- Prep: 5 min
- Cook: 15 min
Ingredients
1 teaspoon caraway seeds
1 pound sack sauerkraut, drained
1 cup beer or apple cider
1/4 cup spicy brown grainy mustard
2 sticks or 1 long folded link kielbasa or turkey kielbasa, 1 1/4 pounds
1/4 stick butter, softened
8 slices marble rye bread
8 slices Emmentaler or other Swiss cheese, deli sliced
1/2 cup sweet red pepper relish
Directions
- Preheat a griddle pan to medium-high.heat.
- Heat a small skillet over medium heat. Toast the seeds a couple of minutes then stir in sauerkraut, beer or cider, and mustard and simmer 10 minutes.
- Cut kielbasa into 4 portions and split the sausage pieces in half across, opening them up. Grill the sausages on the hot griddle until crispy on both sides, about 7 to 8 minutes total. Wipe some of the grease off the griddle and drop heat to low.
- Lightly butter 1 side of each slice of bread. Build butter-side-out sandwiches of grilled kielbasa, sauerkraut, and 2 slices of cheese; spread the top of each sandwich with red pepper relish before setting in place.
- Grill the sandwiches on the griddle until crispy. Cut and serve.