Cuban Sandwich (Cubano)

Name: Cuban Sandwich (Cubano)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4 portions
Cuisine: Cuban
Ingredients: 400 g · 14 oz mojo-marinated roast pork, sliced; 250 g · 9 oz sliced ham; 200 g · 8 slices Swiss cheese, sliced; 100 g · ¾ cup dill pickles, sliced; 45 g · 3 tbsp yellow mustard; 500 g · 1 loaf Cuban bread, or soft baguette; 40 g · 3 tbsp butter, for grilling; 150 ml · ¾ cup orange juice, lime juice, garlic, oregano, mojo for the pork

🍽 Serves 4⏱ Prep 20 min🔥 Cook 15 min⏳ Rest 240 min🌍 Cuban

Mojo pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard pressed in buttery Cuban bread until crisp.

📍 Cuba

The story of the dish

The Cuban sandwich was born among Cuban workers travelling between Havana, Key West and Tampa in the late 1800s, and became famous again through the film Chef (2014).

The name: Called simply 'Cubano' in Florida.

Ingredients

Ingredient	EUg · ml	UScups · spoons
mojo-marinated roast pork sliced	≈ 400 g	≈ 14 oz
sliced ham	≈ 250 g	≈ 9 oz
Swiss cheese sliced	≈ 200 g	≈ 8 slices
dill pickles sliced	≈ 100 g	≈ ¾ cup
yellow mustard	≈ 45 g	≈ 3 tbsp
Cuban bread or soft baguette	≈ 500 g	≈ 1 loaf
butter for grilling	≈ 40 g	≈ 3 tbsp
orange juice lime juice, garlic, oregano, mojo for the pork	≈ 150 ml	≈ ¾ cup

≈ amount suggested from similar recipes

Tools & equipment

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Also used: roasting tray

Method

Marinate the pork in mojo for at least 4 hours, roast until tender and slice thinly.
Cut the bread into 4 pieces and split them.
Spread mustard on both sides, layer ham, pork, cheese and pickles.
Butter the outside of the bread.
Press in a hot sandwich press or a pan weighed down with another pan until crisp and the cheese melts.
Cut diagonally and serve hot.

👨‍🍳 Chef’s tips

Press firmly: a real Cubano is flat, crisp and compact.

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Nutrition per portion estimate · 1 of 4

908kcal

56 gprotein

74 gcarbs

43 gfat

Allergens

GlutenMilkMustard

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