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Chef John's Cuban Pork Sandwich

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PREP TIME
15 min
COOKING TIME
10 min
TOTAL TIME
25 min
SERVINGS
2 servings
Lunch
Chef John's Cuban Pork Sandwich
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
Instructions
1
Collect all necessary components for preparation.
2
Combine mayonnaise, mustard, and cayenne pepper in a bowl to create the sauce.
3
Remove the outer layers of bread, then cut the loaf in half lengthwise and separate it into two identical halves to serve as the bases of two sandwiches.
4
Apply a generous amount of sauce to both sides of each bread half.
5
Distribute the sandwich fillings between the two bottom halves in this sequence: 2 slices of Swiss cheese, 3 slices of ham, cooked pork, pickle slices, and finally 2 more slices of Swiss cheese. Place the tops on each sandwich.
6
Melt butter in a heavy skillet heated to medium temperature. Carefully position the sandwiches in the skillet and apply pressure with a substantial weight, such as another skillet or bricks wrapped in foil. Cook the sandwiches until the bread is golden brown and the filling is heated through, requiring 3 or 4 minutes on each side.
7
Serve the sandwiches hot and indulge in your creation!