Cuban Sandwich
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| Serves | 4 |
| Prep time | 1 hour |
| Cook time | 1 hour |
| Total time | 2 hours |
Ingredients
- 2lb pork shoulder (rolled and tied)
- 3 tablespoons kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon dry mustard
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard (plus more to spread on bread)
- 4 Cuban or Hoagie rolls
- 4 medium slices good quality deli ham
- 4 medium slices Swiss or Jarlesberg cheese
- 1 Large dill pickle (sliced lengthwise)
- 2 tablespoons butter (melted)
Note
I don't have a panini press, so I wrapped a brick with a double layer of foil and used that to weight down the sandwich.
Directions
| Cure Pork | |
| Step 1 | |
| Make dry rub for pork. Combine 2 TBL salt, brown sugar, dry mustard. Lay two large pieces of plastic wrap on the counter like a cross Put 1/3 of the dry rub in the center of the cross, and lay the pork on top of that, rub the remaining rub on the pork. Wrap the pork and let cure 6-8 hours | |
| Roast Pork | |
| Step 2 | |
| Preheat oven to 350F Remove pork from refrigerator, and bring to room temperature (about 1 hour) Unwrap pork and rinse in cool water Pat dry with paper towels | |
| Step 3 | |
| Make a paste with the mustard, paprika, ginger, nutmeg, and remaining salt, and slather it over the pork | |
| Step 4 | |
| Put pork into a roasting pan and wrap tightly with foil Cook until pork reaches an internal temperature of 165F, about one hour Let meat rest covered for 15-20 minutes before slicing | |
| Sandwich Assembly | |
| Step 5 | |
 Heat sandwich press, or griddle, while melting butter in a small saucepan Split all rolls, and lay out in a row | |
| Step 6 | |
 Spread mustard on each roll Starting on the top half of the roll, lay the cheese, cutting in half lengthwise to cover all of roll | |
| Step 7 | |
| Lay pickle on cheese, making sure to cover entire length (you want pickle in every bite!) | |
| sandwich Assembly | |
| Step 8 | |
 On the bottom half of the roll layer a good amount of sliced pork | |
| Sandwich Assembly | |
| Step 9 | |
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Top pork with a slice of ham, fold togther | |
| Grilling | |
| Step 10 | |
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Brush entire outside of rill with melted butter, and place on griddle, let cook until sandwich is hot and cheese is melted | |