Chef John's Cuban Sandwich

Recipesfull introduces to you: Sandwich Recipes. (Chef John's Cuban Sandwich). Here's how I build a Cuban, or Cubano, sandwich. I like to use pulled pork. Carnitas would work too. These ingredients and amounts are open to your own personal preferences, but here's the general idea.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 6 mins

Total: 21 mins

Servings: 2

Yield: 2 large sandwiches

Chef John's Cuban Sandwich

Ingredients

¼ cup mayonnaise

¼ cup mustard

1 pinch cayenne pepper

1 (8 ounce) loaf Cuban bread

8 slices Swiss cheese

6 thin slicessmoked fully-cooked ham

1 ½ cups cooked pulled pork

heated

1 large dill pickle

sliced thinly lengthwise

2 tablespoons butter

or as needed

Beef and Roasted Red Pepper Sandwiches

Lunch

Directions

Step 1

Mix mayonnaise mustard and cayenne together in a bowl to make the sauce.

Step 2

Trim off ends of bread. Cut loaf in half and evenly split bread to make tops and bottoms of 2 sandwiches. Spread each half on both sides generously with the mayo/mustard sauce.

Step 3

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 of Swiss cheese. Place tops on sandwiches.

Step 4

Melt butter in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Place sandwiches in 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.

Nutritional Information

Chef John's Cuban Sandwich

Servings Per Recipe:2

Calories: 1473.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 88.2g 177%

Carbohydrates: 85.4g 28%

Dietary Fiber: 5.3g 21%

Sugars: 4.2g

Fat: 85.2g 131%

Saturated Fat: 37.3g 187%

Cholesterol: 287.1mg 96%

Vitamin A Iu: 1659IU 33%

Niacin Equivalents: 14.9mg 114%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 29%

Vitamin C: 12.3mg 21%

Folate: 47mcg 12%

Calcium: 977.5mg 98%

Iron: 4.2mg 23%

Magnesium: 101.7mg 36%

Potassium: 438.6mg 12%

Sodium: 4076.6mg 163%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 24%

Calories From Fat: 767.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.