There is no sandwich like a Cuban Sandwich. I do not have them often, but I have them every New Year’s Day, with black eyed pea soup to bring good luck to the year, and mariquitas, which are very thin slices of green plantains. My family loves this.
This is what I do. I make a ham for Christmas Eve Dinner. I freeze some slices. Next day I make the Christmas Pork (last week’s recipe). I freeze some slices. New Year’s I defrost them, make a sandwich and serve them with a black eyed pea soup, and mariquitas, serves 4.
1 loaf of Cuban bread or French bread cut into fourths
8 slices of ham
8 slices of Cuban Pork
8 slices of Swiss Cheese
Bread and Butter Pickles
Mayo
Mustard
You will need a sandwich press, (looks like a waffle iron but smooth) or if you do not have one, you can use a skillet, a plate and a can to press the bread down. Instructions to follow..
Slice bread in half and spread mayo and mustard on each side. Place a slice of ham, a slice of pork, a sliced of Swiss Cheese on each side. You will have two slices of each of the above. Pickles to cover. Put both sides of sandwich together.
Heat the sandwich press and brush some olive oil on top and bottom, place sandwich on press and close for 2 minutes until hot and cheese is half way melted. Wrap on foil and keep warm on 200 degree oven as you finish the rest.
If you do not have a sandwich press. Heat skillet, brush olive oil, place sandwich on skillet. Take a can of soup and a plate, place the plate on top of the sandwich and press with the can to make it flatter, until hot and cheese melts.
Mariquitas and black eyed soup recipe to follow….
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