Chef John's Cuban Sandwich

Name: Chef John's Cuban Sandwich
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1/4 cup mayonnaise; 1/4 cup mustard; 1 pinch cayenne pepper; 1 (8 ounce) loaf Cuban bread; 8 slices Swiss cheese; 6 thin slices smoked fully-cooked ham; 1 1/2 cups cooked pulled pork, heated; 1 large dill pickle, sliced thinly lengthwise; 2 tablespoons butter, or as needed

⏱️ Ready in 21 min 🥄 Prep 15 min 🔥 Cook 6 min 👥 2 servings 👁️ 9 views

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.

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🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 15 min

Cook 6 min

Serves 2

Difficulty Medium

🛒 Ingredients

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup mustard

1 pinch cayenne pepper

1 (8 ounce) loaf Cuban bread

8 slices Swiss cheese

6 thin slices smoked fully-cooked ham

1 1/2 cups cooked pulled pork, heated

1 large dill pickle, sliced thinly lengthwise

2 tablespoons butter, or as needed

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 2

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 1473

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 85.2g 109%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 4077mg 177%

Total Carbohydrate 85.4g 31%

Dietary Fiber 5.3g 19%

Total Sugars 4.2g

Protein 88.2g 176%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

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

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.

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.

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.