Cuban Sandwich

When I see a Cuban sandwich on a restaurant menu, I usually order it. There is something so delicious about the crispy bread with spicy mustard, dill pickles, tender pork, salty ham, and melted swiss cheese. I recently made a batch of  Carnitas and I had some leftover meat so I made some Cuban sandwiches with it. Sadly, I didn’t have any ham so I made them without it this time.  I baked some par-baked panini rolls and once they were ready, I sliced them down the center and slathered some spicy mustard on one side then layered dill pickles followed by a big spoonful of pork carnitas and topped with some Swiss cheese. I baked them open-faced in the oven for 5-7 minutes, or until the pork was cooked through and the cheese was melted. My husband, daughter, and I LOVED them (although my daughter took the Swiss cheese off of hers). My son wasn’t a huge fan–he didn’t like the pickles or mustard on the sandwich.

How to Make a Cuban Sandwich

Prepare the pork carnitas – click here for the recipe. 

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Cook the par-baked rolls, per instructions. Once you remove them from the oven, slice them in half then slather with spicy mustard, to taste. Layer the dill pickles on top of the mustard followed by a big spoonful of the tender pork carnitas (and a slice of ham if you are using it) followed by a slice of Swiss cheese.

Place into the oven and bake for 5-7 minutes or until the pork has warmed through and the cheese has melted. Remove from the oven and serve. Enjoy.

Cuban Sandwich

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Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Course: Main

Cuisine: Cuban

Servings: 4

Equipment

• Baking Sheet

Ingredients

• 5 par-baked panini rolls, baked per instructions
• Spicy mustard, to taste
• 5 Pickles, sliced
• 2 cups leftover carnitas meat **Click the link above for the recipe
• 5 slices of ham **I didn't have any for this recipe but ham is in traditional Cuban sandwiches
• 5 slices of Swiss cheese

Instructions

• Prepare the pork carnitas - click here for the recipe.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Cook the par-baked rolls, per instructions. Once you remove them from the oven, slice them in half then slather with spicy mustard, to taste. Layer the dill pickles on top of the mustard followed by a big spoonful of the tender pork carnitas (and a slice of ham if you are using it), followed by a slice of Swiss cheese.
• Place into the oven and bake for 5-7 minutes or until the pork has warmed through and the cheese has melted. Remove from the oven and serve. Enjoy.

Notes

Pork carnitas - click recipe link up above
Par baked panini rolls
Spicy brown mustard, to taste
Dill pickles
Swiss cheese

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