Pennsylvania Dutch New Year's Tradition - Rueben Dip
Ring in the New Year with This Mouthwatering Appetizer!
Unfortunately for me, I am not big on pork. Red meat rocks! For those, like me, preferring beef over pork, try this Reuben dip variation on New Year's or anytime you're in the mood for kraut. I'm sure the tradition of pork and sauerkraut has evolved to include cownivores (yep, I made the word up).
Pennsylvania Dutch Rueben Dip Recipe
Heat oven to 350 degrees (F)
Ingredients:
½ lb. (8 oz.) Corned Beef, cooked and cut into bite-size
½ cup Sauerkraut* (drained)
1 cup Swiss Cheese, shredded
8 oz. Cream Cheese, softened
Either 2 tbsp. Thousand Island dressing OR: 6 oz. sour cream, 1 1/2 tbsp. ketchup, and 1 1/2 tbsp. spicy brown mustard
Crackers and/or rye bread squares**
Directions:
1. Mix all but ½ cup Swiss.
2. Pour into oven-safe dish.
3. Sprinkle remaining Swiss on top.
4. Heat apx. 20 minutes - until cheese is melted/lightly browned and dip is bubbly on sides.
Serve this yummy Rueben dip warm with crackers and/or rye bread squares.
* (Optional) Add 1-2 tbsp. sugar to tame the kraut taste.
** If you are a true Pennsylvania Dutch, you may want to try this dip over baked or mashed potatoes!!
Hoping this New Year's tradition brings you and your family much luck and good fortune!
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12 Comments
Post a CommentI'm from Pa and we ALWAYS had pork on New Year's Day, ever since I can remember and we still do it. As a matter of fact, I am getting ready to serve mine now. Happy New Year everyone!
I LOVE Reubens! I am so hungry now :)
Yummy good stuff here :) Thanks for the recipes.
This sounds really good. It must be great with rye bread squares. Now I'm getting hungry!
I'm from PA, and we always did eat pork on New Years Day. I am not familiar with this dip though. But it sounds great!
Sauerkraut is great stuff, esp. on pork. But Russian dressing on Reubens never seemed right to me.
I love the idea of this as a dip.
I'm a PA girl, but didn't know this one.:)
Great, now I'm hungry.
I had no idea of that tradition!I can go for the pork but sauerkraut, nah. Guess my good fortune will have to wait;)