Little shredded cups of cheesy hash browns form the base of these delicious bites which taste just like a Reuben sandwich but without the mess.
Course
Appetizer
Cuisine
American
Prep Time30minutes
Cook Time20minutes
Total Time50minutes
Ingredients
For the hash brown potato cups:
1 20ozbag Simply Potatoes hash browns
½poundgruyere cheeseshredded and divided
2eggsbeaten
½teaspoonsalt
½teaspoonpepper
¾teaspoonnutmeg
1tablespoonflour
1grated onionsqueezed dry in a towel
For the Thousand Island Dressing:
1/3cupHellman’s mayonnaise
2tablespoonsHeinz ketchup
1tablespoonHeinz pickle relishwell-drained
½teaspoonsugar
For the Reuben filling
¾cupgruyere cheesereserved from the hash brown cups
½poundlean corned beefthinly sliced
1/1/2cupswell-drained sauerkraut from a 16 ounce jarI uses Saverne Artisinal Kraut with craft beer
pinchallspice
Instructions
For the hash brown cups:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter a mini muffin pan.
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, reserving ¾ cup gruyere cheese for the corned beef mixture.
Firmly press about 11/2 tablespoons of hash brown potato mixture in each muffin cup.
Bake the cups for 12 minutes until they are just starting to brown around the edges.
While hash brown cups are baking, make the filling.
For the Thousand Island Dressing:
Make the Thousand Island Dressing by combining all of the ingredients in a small bowl. Refrigerate.
For the Reuben filling:
Combine the reserved ¾ cup gruyere cheese, corned beef, sauerkraut and allspice in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse 5-7 times until the mixture is just barely chopped. You do not want to puree it.
Fold in ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon of Thousand Island dressing.
Refrigerate mixture for at least 1 hour until it firms up a bit.
When ready to serve, evenly divide the corned beef mixture into each cup, mounding the tops slightly. I used a melon baller twice for each cup.
Bake the Reuben cups in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes until they are nicely browned. Serve hot with the remaining Thousand Island Dressing or brown mustard on the side.