Chef John's Cuban Sandwich
Serves: 4
Terence Turner
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
57
Spice
55
Sweetness
50
Sourness
40
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.7
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 cup
Mayonnaise1 cup
Mustard1 pinch
Cayenne Pepper230 g
Bread (loaf cuban)2 tbsps
Butter (or as needed)Directions:
1
Mix mayonnaise, mustard, and cayenne together in a bowl to make the sauce
2
Trim off ends of bread
3
Cut loaf in half and evenly split bread to make tops and bottoms of 2 sandwiches
4
Spread each half on both sides generously with the 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 of Swiss cheese
6
Place tops on sandwiches
7
Melt butter in a heavy skillet over medium heat
8
Place sandwiches in skillet and press down with a heavy weight (such as another skillet or foil-wrapped bricks)
9
Toast sandwiches until bread is crisp and filling is heated through, 3 or 4 minutes per side