Cuban Sandwich (Cubano)
Ingredients: Cuban bread loaf, Coleman's mustard, lechon, sweet ham, pickles · 15 min cook time · 650kcal · $16.50
Ingredients
8inches Cuban bread loaf, 1to taste Coleman's mustard, 3oz lechon, 3oz sweet ham, 1to taste pickles, 2slices Swiss cheese, 1to taste lard
Instructions
1. Slice an 8-inch Cuban loaf in half. Add a zigzag of mustard to the bottom half of the bread.
2. Layer the lechon by folding it like little flowers from end to end, then add thinly sliced sweet ham in the same manner.
3. Add a generous amount of pickles, followed by slices of Swiss cheese.
4. Coat the sandwich press (plancha) with rendered fat and lard, brush the top of the sandwich with lard, and press for about 5 minutes until the center is warm and the cheese is fully melted.
5. Slice the finished sandwich on a long bias and serve.
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