Gigantic Reuben Load

By draingal

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon vegetable oil (2 turns of the pan)
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 small red cabbage (1 to 1 1/2 pounds) quartered, cored and shredded
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons grill seasoning, such as Montreal Steal Seasoning by McCormick
• 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup wine vinegar or cider vinegar (eyeball it)
• 1 large loaf of unsliced pumpernickel or rye bread (about 2 pounds)
• 1/2 pound deli-sliced corned beef
• 1/2 pound deli-sliced smoked turkey
• 1/2 pound deli-sliced pastrami
• 1/2 pound sliced Swiss cheese
• 1/2 cup sweet pickle relish
• 1 cup chilli sauce

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Preheat the broiled and place a rack 10 to 12 inches from the heat.
2. To the hot skillet, add the oil (2 turns of the pan), bay leaf, garlic, cabbage, cloves, cinnamon stick and nutmeg. Cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes, then add the grill seasoning and brown sugar; toss to coat. Add the vinegar, cook off the liquid (2 minutes), then remove the skillet from the heat. Discard the bay leaf and cinnamon stick.
3. To make a lid, cut a 1-inch layer off the top of the loaf of bread along its entire length, keeping the piece whole. Remove the soft insides of the main part of the top of the bread to form bread bowl for the filing.
4. Pile half of the cabbage into the base of the bread. Layer the bread bowl next with meats and then Swiss cheese. Place the filled bread under the broiler to melt the Swiss. top the melted cheese with the remaining pickled cabbage. Slather the top of the filing with sweet pickle relish mixed with chilli sauce and set the bread top in place. The loaf will appear whole and empty to the eye. Pack to travel or cut the loaf into 6 slices and serve imminently on a cutting board.