Chef John's Cuban Sandwich
4.9
Ingredients
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 25 min
Instructions
- 1 Gather all ingredients.
- 2 Mix mayonnaise, mustard, and cayenne together in a bowl to make sauce.
- 3 Trim off ends of bread. Cut loaf in half and evenly split bread to make tops and bottoms of two sandwiches.
- 4 Spread each half on both sides generously with 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 Swiss cheese. Place tops on sandwiches.
- 6 Melt butter in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Place sandwiches in the 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.
- 7 Serve hot and enjoy!
By John Mitzewich