We defrosted a corned beef package from last St. Patrick's Day

[denbot]

Every year we go nuts and gobble up 4-5 packages of corned beef. We freeze a couple, one gets defrosted within a month, and today we slow cooked the last for some corned beef and cabbage. The cabbage is just for show, the main course is ruben sandwiches.

Marbled rye, corned beef, swiss cheese, Bubbie's sauerkraut (If you've never had Bubbie's do what ever you can to find some), and Bob's Big Boy's thousand island dressing. Grilled in butter to toasty perfection, ahh.. there is no better sandwich in the world.

And in honor of the Irish a picture:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear denbot!

I must say you guys know how to live! We've gotten old, and watch our sodium intake, and like that, alas!

I do love me a Reuben sandwich!

I know you enjoyed...:9


Great choice of pic, too!

:hug:

[The Midway Rebel]

2. Pouge Ma Hoine!

:spank:

[denbot]

3. Thanks to the Pouge's I could translate that..

One more for Irish eyes:

[Gormy Cuss]

5. That's Pogue, Orangeman.

:P

[denbot]

6. More like Redman..

:spank:

[Gormy Cuss]

7. Yeah, you're a Redman

what about the "Pouge" poster?
:P

eta: Long before the band The Pogues, I saw a bumper sticker on a car near Boston that said " Pog Ma Thoin." I burst out in laughter and then slowly realized that I was the only person in our car who knew what it meant. I guess it paid off growing up in a community where many grandparents had the Gaeltacht.

[The Midway Rebel]

8. Me?

I'm pink.

In more ways than one.

[Gormy Cuss]

9. Pink's good,

orange not so much.
:hi:

[Gormy Cuss]

4. Bubbie's is good stuff.

It's not as good as some kraut in NYC/NJ but it's damn tasty.

[denbot]

11. Bubbies is the only good over the counter kraut sold on the left coast

There may be other good brands sold out here but Bubbies is the only one we know of.

[applegrove]

10. I love Reubens. Where do you get your corned beef? Somewhere special?

[denbot]

12. We grab our cornbeef at Ralph's Markets

They shelves are packed with cornbeef a couple of weeks before Saint Patrick's Day. The reason why the last two packages lasted so long was that Alley unknowingly grabbed a different brand on a resupply run. Our first indication if something off was the way the cuts were spiced. The good variety had the spices in a separate pouch. The main taste difference was that the lower quality cut was over brined and needs more then a rinse.

Of course we forgot about the difference by the time we defrosted the package.. Next year we will pay attention to what we are buying.