Grilled Split Kielbasa Reubens with Warm Mustard-Caraway Sauerkraut

Ingredients

• 1 cup apple cider 
• 0.3 stick butter softened
• 1 teaspoon caraway seeds 
• 8 slices emmentaler sliced
• 0.5 cup pepper relish sweet red
• 8 slices marble rye bread 
• 1 pound sack sauerkraut drained
• 0.3 cup spicy brown grainy mustard 
• 2 sticks turkey kielbasa 

Equipment

• frying pan
• grill

Directions

1. Preheat a griddle pan to medium-high.heat.
2. Heat a small skillet over medium heat. Toast the seeds a couple of minutes then stir in sauerkraut, beer or cider, and mustard and simmer 10 minutes.
3. Cut kielbasa into 4 portions and split the sausage pieces in half across, opening them up. Grill the sausages on the hot griddle until crispy on both sides, about 7 to 8 minutes total. Wipe some of the grease off the griddle and drop heat to low.
4. Lightly butter 1 side of each slice of bread. Build butter-side-out sandwiches of grilled kielbasa, sauerkraut, and 2 slices of cheese; spread the top of each sandwich with red pepper relish before setting in place.
5. Grill the sandwiches on the griddle until crispy.
6. Cut and serve.