How to make the ultimate deli sandwich? Pile it on!
Hot pastrami on earthy rye, spicy mustard, and tart sauerkraut AND a mouthful of crispy hot onion rings. This is the ultimate sandwich. To heat pastrami, wrap it in foil and put in the oven.
Ingredients
Servings 4
SAUCE
- ½ cup spicy mustard
- 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
- 2 large dill pickles finely diced
CRISPY ONION RINGS
- Several cups of extra virgin olive oil
- 2 large Spanish onions sliced into rings
- 1 12-ounce bottle dark beer
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup rice flour divided
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
ASSEMBLY
- 1½ pounds pastrami heated
- 8 - 12 slices rye bread
- 1 cup sauerkraut rinsed and shaken dry
- Crispy onion rings
Nutritional Facts
Nutrition Facts
The Ultimate Pastrami Sandwich
Amount per Serving
Calories
2056
% Daily Value*
Fat
168
g
258
%
Saturated Fat
23
g
144
%
Trans Fat
0.01
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
18
g
Monounsaturated Fat
121
g
Cholesterol
80
mg
27
%
Sodium
3672
mg
160
%
Potassium
812
mg
23
%
Carbohydrates
91
g
30
%
Fiber
9
g
38
%
Sugar
7
g
8
%
Protein
46
g
92
%
Vitamin A
105
IU
2
%
Vitamin C
71
mg
86
%
Calcium
198
mg
20
%
Iron
10
mg
56
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Instructions
Sauce:
- Mix mustard, horseradish, and dill pickles. Set aside.
Crispy Onion Rings:
- Line a baking sheet with several layers of paper towels.
- Prepare 1 bowl to fit inside another bowl that is filled with ice water (this will keep gluten from forming and will keep the batter crispy and light).
- In chilled bowl whisk beer, flour, ½ cup rice flour, baking powder, cayenne, salt, and pepper to form the batter. In a separate bowl place remaining ½ cup rice flour.
- Heat oil in a heavy gauge pan to 360°F. Dredge onion rings in rice flour, a few at a time, then dredge in batter, and fry in hot oil until golden brown. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and sprinkle with salt.
Assembly:
- Slice half-inch thick slices of rye bread or gather 8 to 12 slices of bread. Slather with mustard-horseradish sauce.
- Layer with several tablespoons of sauerkraut. Add slices of hot pastrami and top pastrami with several crispy onion rings. Top with another dollop of horseradish-mustard and top with another slice of bread.
- EAT!
The ultimate pastrami sandwich comes heated and then cut thick. Ny delis do this. Rye bread and mustard. Nothing else. Reference Katz's deli. Also. Ben and Bill's upstate NY In Price chopper.
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Agree
Ok. This sounds and looks delicious. But, you have to know this is a dietary nightmare.
The only way to soften the blow to eat my favorite sandwich as reciped, is to cut it in half. Eat half now, and save the other half for later. And with that level of sodium, commit to drinking plenty of water.
If you do eat this very infrequently, aside from eating half as the whole meal, and drinking plenty of water, then enjoy your heart out!