Cubano sandwich

Name: Cubano sandwich
Prep time: 900 s
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 1 Servings
Cuisine: latin american
Ingredients: ½ baguette; 2 tsp Dijon mustard; 1 tsp whole grain mustard; 40 g Swiss cheese; 2 spring onions; 2 dill pickles; 3 smoked ham; 150 g pulled pork shoulder; lard for frying

Based on 8 ratings

Difficulty

Easy 👌

min.

Preparation

min.

Baking

min.

Resting

Ingredients

Servings:-1+

½	baguette
2 tsp	Dijon mustard
1 tsp	whole grain mustard
40 g	Swiss cheese
2	spring onions
2	dill pickles
3	smoked ham
150 g	pulled pork shoulder
	lard for frying

Metric

Imperial

Utensils

serrated knife
cutting board
pastry brush
2 cast iron pans

Nutrition per serving

Cal
908

Protein
63g

Fat
25g

Carb
102g

Step 1/3

Halve baguette horizontally and spread the inside with Dijon and whole grain mustard.

½ baguette
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp whole grain mustard

serrated knife
cutting board

Halve baguette horizontally and spread the inside with Dijon and whole grain mustard.

Step 2/3

40 g Swiss cheese
2 spring onions
2 dill pickles
3 slices of smoked ham
150 g pulled pork shoulder

Thinly slice Swiss cheese, chop spring onions, and halve pickles lengthways. Lay the ham on the bottom and topside of the opened baguette. Arrange the cheese, spring onions, and pickles on top of the ham. Spread the pulled pork shoulder on top and close the baguette.

Step 3/3

Heat 2 cast iron pans over medium-high heat and brush one with lard. Carefully place the sandwich onto the brushed pan’s surface and brush more lard on top of the baguette. Press the Cubano with the other pre-heated pan, directly on top of the sandwich. Fry in the pan, on medium heat, turning once, for approx. 5 min., or until the cheese has melted and the crust of the bread is golden brown and crunchy. Enjoy!

lard for frying

pastry brush
2 cast iron pans

Heat 2 cast iron pans over medium-high heat and brush one with lard. Carefully place the sandwich onto the brushed pan’s surface and brush more lard on top of the baguette. Press the Cubano with the other pre-heated pan, directly on top of the sandwich. Fry in the pan, on medium heat, turning once, for approx. 5 min., or until the cheese has melted and the crust of the bread is golden brown and crunchy. Enjoy!