Reuben Sandwiches

St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner!  I love the flavors of Irish food and was excited to try something new this year.  Last year I made Beef and Guinness Stew and Irish Soda Bread with Guinness Cupcakes with Bailey's Irish Cream Frosting and Shamrock Cookies for dessert. 

I posted a few pictures of our tour of Guinness in the Beef and Guinness Stew post but thought I would post a few more of my favorites here.



Temple Bar Area



A farmer's market



And of course the Cliffs of Moher. This is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen and can not wait to go back.

This year I wanted to try something different in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. My friend Page at From My Teeny-Tiny Kitchen made a Corned Beef last year and it looked amazing. I made the corned beef and decided to go with Reuben Sandwiches for dinner. The corned beef was fabulous on marbled rye with provolone and Thousand Island Dressing. They were so juicy and flavorful. I made the mistake of getting a corned beef that was in a brine. When you pick one up from the store, try to get one that isn't in a spice mixture.

I am entering this dish in this month's What's Baking group. Amanda at Our Italian Kitchen chose this month's theme which is Bake From Your National Heritage. Lucky for me, I do have a little Irish background in my family.

Enjoy!!

Corned Beef
Printer Friendly RecipeSource: From My Teeny-Tiny Kitchen

2 1/2 - 3 1/2 lbs. corned beef brisket
2 cups water
1/4 cup honey
1 Tbsp. Dijon-style mustard

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Place corned beef brisket and water in Dutch oven; cover tightly and simmer in oven, 1 hour. Turn brisket over and continue cooking, covered, 1 1/2 - 2 hours or until meat is tender.

Remove brisket from cooking liquid and place, fat side up, on rack in broiler pan so surface of meat is 3-4 inches from heat. Combine honey and Dijon mustard, brush half the mixture over the top of brisket and broil 3 minutes. Brush with remaining mixture and continue broiling 2 minutes, or until brisket is glazed.

Makes 6-10 servings.