Chef John's Cuban Sandwich
Description
Try this tasty recipe for a Cuban sandwich from Chef John. He builds it with Swiss cheese, ham, pulled pork, pickles, and zesty sauce on crusty bread.
Ingredients
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1/4 cup mayonnaise
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1/4 cup mustard
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1 pinch cayenne pepper
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1 (8 ounce) loaf Cuban bread
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8 slices Swiss cheese
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6 thin slices smoked fully-cooked ham
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1 1/2 cups cooked pulled pork, heated
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1 large dill pickle, sliced thinly lengthwise
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2 tablespoons butter, or as needed
Directions
1
Gather all ingredients.
2
Mix mayonnaise, mustard, and cayenne together in a bowl to make sauce.
3
Trim off ends of bread. Cut loaf in half and evenly split bread to make tops and bottoms of two sandwiches.
4
Spread each half on both sides generously with mayo-mustard sauce.
5
Divide sandwich ingredients between the two bottom halves in this order: 2 slices Swiss cheese, 3 slices ham, hot cooked pork, pickle slices, and 2 more slices Swiss cheese. Place tops on sandwiches.
6
Melt butter in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Place sandwiches in the skillet and press down with a heavy weight, such as another skillet or foil-wrapped bricks. Toast sandwiches until bread is crisp and filling is heated through, 3 or 4 minutes per side.
7
Serve hot and enjoy!