All-Out Cuban Sandwich Recipe
5 from 479 ratings
In this classic Cuban sandwich, roast pork is layered with ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and yellow mustard before getting grilled to golden perfection.
8.42
hours
COOK TIME
4.4
hours
SERVINGS
4
Sandwiches
TOTAL TIME: 12 HOURS, 49 MINUTES
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Ingredients
For the roast pork
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons lime juice
¼ cup light brown sugar
2 teaspoons kosher salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons smoked paprika
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon dried oregano
10 garlic cloves
1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
1 (3-pound) pork butt
For the Cuban Sandwich
1 stick salted butter, softened and divided
4 (8 to 10-inch) Cuban sandwich loaves, halved lengthwise
⅓ cup yellow mustard
4 large dill pickles, thinly sliced crosswise
1 pound honey-glazed ham, sliced
16 (1-ounce) slices Swiss cheese
Directions
Combine all of the roast pork ingredients except for the pork butt in a food processor until smooth.
Pierce the pork with a sharp knife several times on each side.
Place the pork into a bowl and cover it with the marinade.
Wrap the bowl with plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator for at least 8 hours or up to 24.
Preheat the oven to 325 F and line a roasting pan with foil.
Remove the pork from the marinade and place it on the pan.
Cover the pan with foil and bake for 2 ½ hours.
Remove the foil and raise the oven temperature to 425 F.
Cook the pork for an additional 1 ½ hours, until the pork is tender and the internal temperature has reached 150 F.
Cover and set the pork aside to cool, then slice it into ¼-inch slices.
Spread a tablespoon of butter over the top and bottom of each loaf of bread and 1 tablespoon of mustard over the top piece.
On the bottom piece, layer a quarter of each of the following ingredients in order: roast pork, pickle, ham, and Swiss cheese, and finish with the top piece of bread, mustard-side down. You should have butter on the outside of both halves of the assembled sandwich.
Place the sandwich in a panini press or a preheated cast-iron skillet with a heavy lid to press down the top.
Cook the sandwiches for 6 minutes (or 3 minutes per side if using the cast-iron pan method) until the bread is golden brown and the cheese has melted. Repeat with the remaining sandwiches.
Cut the sandwiches in half on a bias and serve with your favorite chips.
Read More: https://www.tastingtable.com/686406/cuban-sandwich-recipe/
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