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Cuban sandwich

Roast pork, ham, Swiss, pickles, mustard, pressed Cuban bread.

15 minServes 4

Cuban sandwich

Ingredients

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  • 1 loafCuban bread
  • ¾ lbroast pork or leftover pernil
  • ½ lbsliced ham
  • 4 slicesSwiss cheese
  • 8 slicesdill pickles
  • 3 TbspFrench's yellow mustard
  • 2 Tbspbutter

How to make it

  1. 1

    Slice the Cuban bread loaf in half lengthwise, then cut into 4 sandwich lengths. Open each piece like a book.

  2. 2

    Spread French’s mustard on both cut faces of each sandwich.

  3. 3

    Layer sliced ham, roast pork (slice it if it is in a chunk), pickle slices, and Swiss cheese. Close the sandwiches.

  4. 4

    Butter the outside of the bread. Heat a skillet or plancha over medium. Place the sandwiches in, weight them with another pan, and cook 3–4 minutes a side until the bread is flat, gold, and the cheese has melted.

  5. 5

    Cut each sandwich on a diagonal. Serve hot.