Pastrami bagel of dreams. We used some rose veal pastrami from Broughgammon Farm in Ballycastle but any pastrami will do.
Pastrami & cheese bagels – serves 4
- 4 bagels
- 8 slices of gruyère
- 600g pastrami, finely sliced
- 175g sauerkraut
- dill pickles, to serve
FOR THE DRESSING:
- 120g kewpie mayonnaise
- 1 tsp capers, rinsed and dried
- 6 cornichons, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp finely chopped chives
- a squirt of tomato ketchup
- a squirt of sriracha sauce
- a squeeze of lemon juice
- a dash of fish sauce
Make the dressing first by whisking all the ingredients together. Taste and season as needed.
If you have a sandwich press, heat it up. We don’t and so cooked these in a heavy frying pan with another heavy frying pan on top to act like a press.
Cut the bagels in half, then put a slice of cheese on the bottom half of each. Top with loosely folded pastrami, sauerkraut and another slice of cheese. Cover with the bagel tops. Cook in the press or in a frying pan for about 4 minutes or until the cheese has melted, then open the bagels and spoon over the dressing.
Serve with the dill pickles on the side.
(Original recipe from Everything I Love to Cook by Neil Perry, Murdoch Books, 2021.)
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