Hot Pastrami Sliders (For The Crock Pot) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

16 ounces thinly sliced lean deli pastrami
12 ounces smithwick's irish ale or 12 ounces other dark beer
10 1/2 ounces beef consomme
1 small onion, slivered
1 teaspoon ground mustard
4 ounces thinly sliced baby swiss cheese
8 8 small dinner rolls or 8 small rye rolls, split
coarse ground mustard, as needed
1 deli barrel-style pickle, thinly sliced

Preparation

Whisk together ale, consomme and mustard in a regular crock pot. Add slivered onion and cooked deli pastrami.
Cover and cook on HIGH for 3 hours.
Drain pastrami and reserve cooking liquid.
Serve pastrami on rolls with swiss cheese, mustard and pickle slices.
Place in toaster oven or moderate oven to crisp up the rolls and get the cheese a little melty if you like.
Serve along with a cup of the cooking liquid as an au jus dip.