That darlin' Corned Beef....A Reuben to be proud of.

Hmmmm....one of my favorite lines from 'Lady and the Tramp'. Since Lent is always on at St. Patrick's Day I always miss the corned beef. I usually buy a nice one on clearance after the holiday and everyone else has had their fill. Last night I took it out of the deep freeze for a spin in the crock pot today.
Wow. So tender and delicious. I am cooking them this way always now.  I threw a pound of Brussels sprouts in the last hour just for good measure (like tiny cabbages). They were also tender and delicious but I had other plans. On the way home from work I stopped by the market for a bit of Swiss and sauerkraut and a loaf of marble rye. I, as I always do, forgot the dressing. A quick Internet search showed me how it is to make a bit of Thousand Island. So much better than letting the major portion of a bottle go to waste.

Sliced, tender corned beef

Grilling to perfection

So first the Dressing:

mix 1/2 cup of mayo

2-3 T ketchup (I used a Tbl of Trader Joe's seafood sauce too)

2 T chopped pickles ( I used Famous Dave's sweet hot pickles)

1 T shallot chopped

Then of course you assemble the sandwiches for the grill. I mixed the dressing and kraut together and lined each side of the bread with extra thin sliced Swiss before piling on a hefty portion of the corned beef. Grill till toasty brown in butter of course!