Grilled Split Kielbasa Reubens With Warm Mustard Sauerkraut

Submitted by CarrieQuiteContrary

"From Rachael Ray's 30 Minute Meals."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb sack sauerkraut, drained
• 1 cup beer or 1 cup apple cider
• 1⁄4 cup spicy brown mustard
• 1 1⁄4 lbs kielbasa (1 folded link)
• 1⁄8 cup butter, softened
• 8 slices marbled rye bread
• 8 slices swiss cheese
• 1⁄2 cup sweet red pepper relish

directions

1. Preheat griddle pan to medium-high heat.
2. Heat small skillet over medium heat.
3. Mix sauerkraut, beer or cider, and mustard in small skillet and simmer 10 minutes.
4. Cut kielbasa into 4 portions and split sausage pieces in half, opening them up.
5. Grill the sausages on hot griddle until crispy on both sides, about 7-8 minutes total.
6. Wipe some of the grease off the griddle and drop heat to low.
7. Lightly butter 1 side of each slice of bread. Build butter-side out sandwiches out of grilled kielbasa, sauerkraut, and 2 slices of cheese; spread the top of each sandwich with red pepper relish before setting in place.
8. Grill the sandwich on griddle until crispy.
9. Cut and serve.

Reviews

[berry271]

This was good, but not quite what I was expecting. It is also a little difficult to eat as a sandwich. I ended up eating mine with a fork and knife. You can also toast 1 tsp. caraway seed and add to the sauerkraut, or purchase the Bavarian-style sauerkraut that already has caraway added.