Not the same 'ol corned beef

This Saint Patty's Day I bought 2 corned beef briskets. Jay wanted his traditional corned beef and cabbage dish and Chad was craving Reuben's. My stepfather Nick told me a nifty new way to make Reuben's, rub some brown sugar and black pepper on top and but it under the broiler. Totally delicious in the sammy's and very easy. I served it with tomato soup which I doctored up and was pleasantly surprised by. 

Ingredients (serves 6):
1 4'lb corned beef brisket with seasoning packet
8 slices Swiss cheese 
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoon black pepper, freshly cracked.
12 pieces of rye, or dark rye bread
butter 


Ingredients (Russian sauce):
2 cups sour kraut, drained
1/2 cup mayo
3 tablespoon yellow mustard
1 tablespoon sriracha (red chili sauce)
1 tablespoon hot horse radish paste


Directions:

1. Fill deep pot with 2/3 water. Place the corned beef and seasoning packet in and set to high heat.  Once boiling, lower heat to medium and let simmer for about 3 hours.
2. Place cooked corned beef onto aluminum baking sheet or pan. Rub the black pepper and brown sugar ontop and on the sides of brisket. Heat oven to 350 degrees on broil. Place brisket on bottom rack and leave oven door ajar just a little bit. Let it broil until the pepper, brown sugar develops a nice caramelized crust. See photo below.  

1. To assemble sandwich: Slice brisket into thin strips. Place brisket strips, Swiss cheese and 2 heaping tablespoons of Russian sauce between 2 pieces of bread. Butter the top of the sandwiches.
2. In large skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of butter on medium high heat. Place the sandwiches, non butter side down onto skillet, place a lid on top and let grill for about 5 minutes. Once the bottoms of the sandwiches are golden brown, flip them making sure there's plenty of butter on the bread and pan. Replace cover and turn heat down to medium. Grill for an additional 5 to 8 minutes or until bottoms are toasted and cheese is melted. 
3. Serve with fries or with tomato soup. I used 2 cans of tomato soup, added the milk, 2 cups of cabbage, 1 tablespoon of dried basil, 1 teaspoon of dried garlic and a dash of black pepper. Was totally delicious.