There is no more perfect grilled cheese for St. Patrick’s Day than Corned Beef Grilled Cheese. A stack of salty corned beef, topped with sweet caramelized onions, and gooey melted cheese- Yum! This is perhaps the best way to eat corned beef. Can you disagree?
Type Of Bread To Use
I didn’t even mention the crispy pumpernickel bread.
What is it about pumpernickel bread that makes such a great hot sandwich? Note: Instead of pumpernickel bread, you can use marble rye or rye bread.
The onions are cooked in beer and flavored with a little Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and a few caraway seeds.
Type Of Corned Beef To Use
You can use either leftover corned beef that you’ve cooked yourself, or a deli-sliced corned beef. You’ll need about 1/2 a pound to make 4 sandwiches.
It reminds me a little of my all time favorite sandwich – the Reuben.
If you really wanted to go with the Irish theme, you could always add some sautéed cabbage to this Corned Beef Grilled Cheese.
Make Ahead
The onion/corned beef mixture can be made up to 24 hours in advance. Refrigerate in an airtight container until needed and then warm in the microwave before forming the sandwiches.
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Corned Beef Grilled Cheese
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 2 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon caraway seeds, optional
- salt and pepper
- 1 cup dark beer, I used Samuel Adams Black Lager
- 8 ounces deli-sliced corn beef, cut into strips
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard
- 2 cups shredded Jarlsberg or Fontina cheese
- 8 slices marble rye bread or pumpernickel bread
- butter for grilling sandwiches
Instructions
- Melt 1 1/2 tablespoons butter in a large pan over medium heat. Add onion and sprinkle with sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook until soft and golden, stirring occasionally, about 10 to 15 minutes.
- Add beer and continue cooking until liquid turns slightly syrupy, about 8 to 10 more minutes. Remove from heat and stir in Worcestershire sauce and mustard. Mix in the corned beef slices.
- On 4 slices of bread, layer the cheese, and corned beef and onion mixture. Top with the remaining 4 slices of bread.
- On a griddle or large pan, melt some butter and grill the sandwiches until lightly browned and crispy on both sides and cheese is melted.
Nutrition
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Recipe Source: adapted from Food Network
Originally posted March 5, 2015.
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So Happy I came Across This Awesome Sandwich. I Will Be Making This On St. Pattys Day At My Bar & Grill In The UP Of Michigan. Will Be Using Amber Bock My favorite Dark. Will Have My Onions Aready Carmelized. Will use Swirl Rye & Real Swiss. Thank You So Much. Vicky
What can be used in place of the beer?
I hate beer… sorry to all you beer lovers out there.
You’ve got me drooling here Christin.. this grilled cheese is epic!
Pinned this. I grew up eating corned beef and my husband is a new convert to it. Let’s see if I can get Mr. White Bread to eat pumpernickel (I love it). (my parents were from new york – they made the best Reuben’s ever. Man I miss their cooking.) Also? Thanks for putting the kind of beer you used. I hate it when I read a recipe that says “dark beer, light beer, yadda, yadda, yadda” and I’m left wondering – I’m not a beer person so I would have wandered the grocery store aisle asking strangers what a “dark beer” was. Appreciate it!
This looks so stinking good!! It makes me want to eat a second dinner right now. Acceptable??!
Oh my goodness! This grilled cheese looks absolutely AMAZING! 🙂 And beer cooked onions? YUM!
What a mouth watering and delicious sandwich…I wish I had this for tomorrow. Pinning. xo, Catherine
Thank you Catherine! 🙂 Have a great weekend.
This sandwich is amazing! Just showed my husband and his eyes popped out his head. Definitely making!
I love a good reuben so I imagine I’d eat this in a heartbeat!
Wow! I can just imagine how full of flavor these are especially with all that melty cheese and onions! It looks incredible!
Drool.
Thank you for the lovely share, Christin 🙂
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Just, wow. I love a good spin on grilled cheese — this is so perfect for March!
Definitely awesome for St. Patrick’s Day but also just awesome for every day of my life?! Grilled cheese is my go-to for lunch, and this version has me drooling all over my keyboard. 🙂
I wouldn’t disagree–this is the best way to enjoy corned beef! Pinning. 🙂
Seriously all I want for lunch is this masterpiece!
I am not a sandwich person, but would not be able to skip this corned beef sandwich…it sure looks delicious and packed with flavors…
Hope you are having a great week Christin 🙂
What a perfect grilled cheese for St. Patrick’s Day, Christin! So creative to make a corned beef version. It looks positively delicious!
I definitely can’t disagree… this looks AMAZING! Like the reuben’s delicious cousin! 😉
I love everything with corn beef – Reuben has always been my favorite sandwich! This look like my perfect lunch right now!
Just made this… can’t wait to make again got my boyfriend ….