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Paleo Monte-Reuben-Cristo Sammiches

June 21, 2014 by predominantlypaleo 12 Comments

 

The hardest part of this little kitchen experiment today was coming up with a name! Crispy sandwichy thingy with the meat and kraut and saucy stuff just didn’t seem like it would do it justice, ya know? But the inspiration was a cross between the toasty monte cristo and the savory beefy reuben.  Both are clearly not grain free or dairy free, nor are they typically sourced from the whole foods we have come to love and adore so much.

So the concept was there, the flavors in my mind were there, the process was even there, but what do I call this little gift? Well, the Paleo Monte-Reuben-Cristo Sammiches was the best I could come up with after a long day and my littles finishing up their school year! So I might not get points for name creativity, but I am crossing my digits that you will adore the flavor explosion just the same!

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups mashed yuca (peeled, cut into large pieces, boiled until fork tender, drained)
  • 1 tablespoon avocado oil (or preferred cooking oil)
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 pound thinly sliced corned beef (organic if possible)
  • 1/2-3/4 cup sauerkraut (patted dry to remove moisture)
  • 3 tablespoons mayonnaise (homemade or organic when possible, egg free option for homemade found online)
  • 3 tablespoons ketchup (homemade or organic without refined sugar when possible)
  • Optional: 1 tablespoon organic relish
  • If needed: 3 tablespoons coconut flour
  • Extra oil for frying
  1. Start by pureeing the boiled yuca with the tablespoon avocado oil and sea salt until well combined
  2. Spoon “dough” onto parchment paper and allow to cool
  3. While dough is cooling you can make your dipping sauce by combining mayonnaise and ketchup (and relish if desired)
  4. Once dough is cooled, assess to see if dough is sticky or workable.  If sticky you may begin adding coconut flour to dough, 1 tablespoon at a time until moisture and stickiness resolve
  5. Divide into approximately 6 balls of dough (depending on how big you make them)
  6. Flatten each piece of dough into a circle and stack corned beef and sauerkraut on 1/2 of the circle
  7. Take the other half of the dough circle and fold over the meat and kraut
  8. Seal the edges together to prevent oozing
  9. Dust with coconut flour if desired
  10. NOTE: you will want to 1) make sure both your meat and sauerkraut are dried off – any excess moisture will prevent proper assembly and 2) do not overstuff or the dough will have holes
  11. Repeat with dough, meat, and sauerkraut until all made
  12. Preheat frying oil over medium/high heat
  13. Now fry each sammich until nicely browned on each side
  14. Serve with dipping sauce

 

Paleo Monte-Reuben-Cristo Sammiches

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Comments

  1. Alexis says

    June 21, 2014 at 3:50 am

    These look delicious. Very new to Paleo and trying to figure out gluten-free foods, can’t wait to try your recipes.

    Reply
    • predominantlypaleo says

      June 21, 2014 at 12:56 pm

      Hi Alexis! Hope you find lots that you like!

      Reply
  2. meg says

    June 21, 2014 at 6:20 am

    I have trouble coming up with names for my creations as well – this is great for me 😛

    I’ve pinned it for later as well – it looks delish!

    Reply
    • predominantlypaleo says

      June 21, 2014 at 12:57 pm

      Hope you like it Meg 🙂

      Reply
  3. Hilmarie says

    July 14, 2014 at 1:26 am

    Awesome ideas ,very hard to find healthy good looking food.

    Reply
    • predominantlypaleo says

      July 14, 2014 at 1:14 pm

      Thanks Hilmarie!

      Reply
  4. Laura says

    July 14, 2014 at 10:28 am

    what can you replace for yuca? I have none available where I live. any suggestions, currently living in Nigeria, most root vegetables are very high in starch and I am trying to cut out starch.

    Reply
    • predominantlypaleo says

      July 14, 2014 at 1:14 pm

      My yuca recipes are probably not for you if you are avoiding starch. I am not sure of a way to make these recipes without a way to have the starchy crust! Sorry 🙂

      Reply
  5. Sam says

    November 7, 2015 at 6:54 pm

    Hi I was looking at all your yuca reviews and I realized that all of them have a different proportion of oil to yuca root. Is there a reason for this? Does more or less oil give the dough a different baked texture? For the recipes that have more oil, can I reduce it and still get the same final baked product?

    Reply
    • predominantlypaleo says

      November 8, 2015 at 2:11 am

      You can reduce the oil – there are a few inconsistencies but all of them work. It might depend on when I end up using coconut flour vs no added flour. If you’d like to cut back on oil, you may certainly do so and it should work well!

      Reply

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After being gluten free for 4 years, and having a multitude of chronic health issues, she realized there was still too much processed “food” in her pantry and change was needed. Jennifer began feeding her family more meals from WHOLE foods and less from boxes. Her recipes are predominantly paleo, meaning they are free of grain, gluten, dairy, and refined sugar, but make allowances for a few treats and sweets. She believes food can be medicine when used appropriately and that a few changes now can equate to huge benefits later. Healthy food does not need to be flavorless and void of personality, which she aims to accomplish through her many recipes.

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