Corned beef Reuben sandwich | Recipe | Bounded by Buns

Ingredients

• 4 cups water
• 1 cup kosher salt
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 5 whole cloves
• 1 tablespoon allspice berries
• 1 tablespoon pink curing salt (Prague #1) - this is not pink Himalayan salt
• 2 teaspoons whole coriander seeds
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns (whole)
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 to 5 pounds beef brisket flat
• water for braising
• 1 head cabbage, sliced thin
• 1/2 onion, sliced thin
• 1 1/4 cups apple cider vinegar
• 1/3 cup apple juice
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 tablespoon caraway seeds
• 2 tablespoons butter (split into two)
• 2 slices of rye bread
• 3 to 5 tablespoons <a href='https://boundedbybuns.com/recipes/r/russian-dressing' alt='view recipe' title='view recipe'>Russian dressing</a> or Thousand island dressing
• 1 or 2 slices of Swiss cheese
• slices of corned beef (from above)
• Sauerkraut (from above)