Re: Corned beef casserole/Reuben pie/Reuben pot pie with dumplings??
From: Dawn
Date: 4/29/2022, 9:11 AM
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
On 4/29/2022 2:00 AM, Dawn wrote:
Hi,
I am trying to find a lost recipe that I had in a recipe magazine almost
25 years ago. Unfortunately I have lost the magazine to Superstorm Sandy
in 2013 when my neighborhood was badly flooded. It is a recipe for leftover
corned beef and it was a casserole type topped with rye dumplings. Some
of the ingredients that I remember are 2 cups of corned beef, potato hash
browns (in the freezer section at the supermarket), Russian or Thousand
Island dressing, sauerkraut, butter, flour, beef broth, and maybe a few
others that I can’t remember. The gravy or sauce for the casserole was
made with the butter/flour roux, added beef broth and the dressing for the
classic Reuben flavor. Mixed gravy with corned beef, hash browns and
sauerkraut and put into a casserole dish. Then made dumpling mixture and
dropped the dumplings on top of the casserole. The recipe for the dumplings
used rye flour or maybe pumpernickel flour (if there is such a thing). I
could never find it by me so I made regular dumplings and put caraway seeds
in them.
I have tried to search the internet but with no luck. The recipe magazines
were either Betty Crocker or Pillsbury, I believe. I’ve looked on both websites
and not found the above recipe. I’ve found different variations with an actual
pie crust or using just the dressing for the sauce and not the above described
gravy, using rye bread instead of potatoes as a filler to the casserole. And so
far I have not been able to find one with a dumpling topping. I’ve seen biscuit
toppings, but that is canned biscuits. I am hoping you might have better luck.
Thank you,
Dawn
Hello Dawn,
Sorry, I could not find anything that fits your description.
I'll post this for reader input.
Phaed
Subject:
Found: Reuben Casserole/Pot Pie
From: gwen
Date: 5/24/2022, 10:01 AM
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Hello again, after some time!
I hope this email finds you and yours well after these rough few years past.
In response to this request: https://hungrybrowser.com/phaedrus/m052322m.htm,
I believe the following recipe fits the bill.
Reuben Pot Pie
2 tbsp. Butter
2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
1 tbsp. caraway seed
1/4 tsp. Pepper
1 cup beef broth
2 tbsp. Thousand Islanddressing
2 cups frozen hash brown potatoes with onions and peppers, thawed
1 container (2 cups) cut-up Old-World Corned Beef And Vegetables, thawed if frozen
1/2 cup sauerkraut,drained and cut up
Rye Dumpling Topper(below)
Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Melt butter in 2qt. sauce over low heat. Stir in flour,
caraway seed and pepper. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until smooth and
bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in beef broth. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
Boil and stir for 1 minute. Stir in dressing until smooth.Stir in potatoes, corned
beef and sauerkraut; heat through. Make Rye Dumpling Topper. Spoon hot corned beef
mixture into ungreased square baking dish 8 x 8 x 2 inches. Drop dumpling batter by
spoonfuls onto corned beef mixture. Bake uncovered for 15 to 20 minutes or until
dumplings are golden brown. Makes 6 servings
Rye Dumpling Topper
2 tbsp. butter or margarine
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup rye flour
1 tbsp. packed brown sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
Dash of salt
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons milk
Cut butter into flours ,brown sugar, baking powder and salt in medium bowl, using pastry
blender, until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in egg and milk.
Best,
Gwen
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Yes!!! This is the one. Thank you so much and thank you Gwen!!!
Dawn
