You're the kind of Boy I'd make a 'Cuban Pork & Pickle Sandwich' for!
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Cuban Pork Sandwich
“Every once in a blue moon, there comes along a… dish. So provocative, so enticing. That you say to her…. I’ve been looking forward to this all day…”
1 Sammie
2 slices of sourdough
1 Tbsp. butter
1 Tbsp. yellow mustard
4 thin slices of Mojo Pork (or other very tender left over pork)
4 slices of smoked ham
4 slices of aged swiss cheese, thinly sliced
4 Claussen sweet sandwich pickle slices (or dill)
2 thin slices of hot house tomato
1.) Brush each slice of sourdough with butter on the outside, mustard on the inside. Layer two slice of swiss over mustard on both slices. Lay out pickle planks on just one side of bread. In a large fry pan, heat a bit of oil & fry up slices of pork & ham until slightly browned & a bit crisped, layer meats over the pickle planks then top with other slice.
2.) At this point you press & crisp your sandwich up in a Panini Press following manufactures directions. Alternately, you can use a fry pan with a tinfoil covered brick to compress layers together while sandwich grills. When golden, simply remove brick, flip, lay brick back on top & continue grilling until golden & cheese is melted. I will show you below what I used to accomplish a nicely crisped, compressed sandwich with signature grill marks.
Serve with a fresh order of hand crafted tater chips, an ice cold beer & a rye smile.
This is my make-shift panini grill using a grill pan & a grill press. It worked quite well. These are two pieces of versatile equipment that we use on a regular basis in our kitchen so this was adequate for our needs. However, if you love a good panini, or if you do a lot of grilled sandwiches, then I say invest in a panini press. This one is Hamilton Beach sold on Amazon with a very reasonable price tag.
