Pastrami Sandwich Recipe
This quick and easy Homemade Hot Pastrami Sandwich Recipe utilizes store bought ingredients and an (optional) homemade broccoli slaw for a super tasty classic deli sandwich you can whip up in under 20 minutes!
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 2 slices Rye bread
- 2 tablespoon salted butter, softened (plus more for bread)
- 2 tablespoon Russian dressing
- 2 thick slices deli Swiss cheese
- 6 slices deli pastami
- thinly sliced dill pickles, to taste
- ¼ cup coleslaw or broccoli slaw (recipe below)
Instructions
- **If making broccoli slaw (recipe below), make at least 1 hour ahead, and up to 2 days in advance of preparing the sandwich. 1. Butter outsides of each slice of bread with softened butter, coating the whole outside of the sandwich for even browning. 2. Add 2 tablespoon butter to a large frying pan, and melt over medium-high heat. 3. Add pastrami in a single layer, and cook 1 minute a side, until slightly browned. 4. While pastrami warms and browns, spread Russian dressing on the insides of both pieces of bread. 5. Add warmed pastrami to one side of bread on Russian dressing side, and reduce pan heat to medium-low. 6. Top pastrami with coleslaw, pickles, and Swiss cheese. 7. Top with bread, butter side facing out. 8. Transfer sandwich to the pan and cook over medium-low until both sides of the bread are golden, 4-5 minutes a side. 9. Slice and serve hot! Broccoli slaw: • ½ lb broccoli slaw mix • ¼ cup mayonaise • ½ tablespoon milk (use what you drink) • ½ tablespoon sugar • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar (preferably organic) • ¼ teaspoon celery seeds • ¼ teaspoon poppy seeds • cracked pepper and sea salt, to taste • A dash of cayenne pepper (optional) 1. Add all ingredients to a bowl, and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour prior to serving.