Chef John's Cuban Sandwich

Try this tasty recipe for a Cuban sandwich from Chef John. He builds it with Swiss cheese, ham, pulled pork, pickles, and zesty sauce on crusty bread.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 1473 Calories

Ingredients

• 8 slices Swiss cheese
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter, or as needed
• 1 (8 ounce) loaf Cuban bread
• 6 thin slices smoked fully-cooked ham
• 1 large dill pickle, sliced thinly lengthwise
• 0.25 cup mayonnaise
• 0.25 cup mustard
• 1.5 cups cooked pulled pork, heated

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

Gather all ingredients.

Step 3

Mix mayonnaise, mustard, and cayenne together in a bowl to make sauce.

Step 4

Trim off ends of bread. Cut loaf in half and evenly split bread to make tops and bottoms of two sandwiches.

Step 5

Spread each half on both sides generously with mayo-mustard sauce.

Step 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.