The Test Cook Episode 5: Nailing the Ratios for the Perfect Cuban Sandwich

cuban bread

🥗Healthier: whole grain bread

💰Cheaper: white sandwich bread

Whole grain bread offers more fiber and nutrients.

roast pork

🥗Healthier: turkey breast

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Turkey breast is leaner, while pork shoulder is more economical.

Prepare the roast pork with a rub of kosher salt, brown sugar, orange zest, lime zest, cumin, dried oregano, red pepper flakes, and garlic.

Chill the cooked pork to make it easier to slice thinly.

Slice the Cuban bread lengthwise.

Spread mustard on the inside of both halves.

Layer thinly sliced roast pork evenly on the bottom half.

Add slices of ham on top of the pork.

Place Swiss cheese over the ham.

Add eight pickles on top of the cheese, four per side.

Close the sandwich with the top half of the bread.

Spread butter on the outside of the sandwich.

Preheat a grill or sandwich press.

Grill the sandwich until the bread is golden and the cheese melts, flipping it halfway through.

Press down with a weight if using a grill.

Remove from heat and slice diagonally.

Serve hot.

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