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Cuban Sandwich - a Tampa Classic!
"This recipe is from the "Tampa Treasures" cookbook by the Junior League of Tampa. Make sure you use Cuban style roast pork! Also makes a great game day sandwich when cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces."
photo by Tampa Jaiba
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
6 sandwiches
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 loaves Cuban bread
- yellow mustard
- mayonnaise
- 1⁄4 lb baked ham, sliced thinly
- 1⁄2 lb roast pork, sliced thinly
- 1⁄4 lb swiss cheese, sliced thinly
- 1⁄4 lb italian salami, slice thinly
- dill pickle slices
directions
- Cut Cuban bread into 6 8-inch pieces.
- Split bread lengthwise.
- Spread mustard on six halves of the bread.
- Spread mayonnaise on the other six halves of the bread.
- Layer ham, pork, Swiss cheese, and salami on the mustard halves of the bread.
- Layer pickles on top of salami; top with mayo halves of bread.
- Can be eaten cold, but tastes better "hot pressed".
- To press: Heat a counter top grill (like a George Foreman grill) and place sandwich between the plates.
- Press down hard on the sandwich, squeezing the halves together tightly.
- Grill until the bread is toasted to a light brown on the outside and the cheese is melted.
- Alternate method: Heat a heavy pan on top of the stove on medium heat.
- Place sandwich in pan and press down with another heavy object (a brick wrapped in foil is good).
- Toast sandwich until light brown on one side, then turn over.
- Replace brick on toasted side.
- Serve with potato chips and a cold soda.
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Reviews
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What a treasure! We made bunches of these and took them to Gasparilla yesterday (another Tampa treasure). -
This was great! I used leftover Cuban pork roast and Missy Wombat's recipe for Cuban bread... they turned out so much better than the baguettes I had been using.We always keep alot of pop on hand so I just put two 12-packs on top once they were laid out on the grill. -
Make these a lot because they are so good! Had them the other night and made the Columbia Restaurant's 1905 salad to go along with it. Great meal. Easy to make and I like to make them when I have left over pork. Love this recipe! -
If you're from Tampa like I am this is THE sandwich. I get home sick thinking about these. The cuban bread is an important part of this recipe. If you don't live in Central Florida you may be able to find this bread in your Publix supermarket. -
for Miguel, a true cuban sandwich in TAMPA always has salami, and usually some tomato. The bread is always fresh and spread with butter on at least one side. Mayo is not in it. the reason for the changes you don't like stem from the melange of cultures historically in the Port of Tampa and Ybor City. Oh by the way, this new fad of heating and pressing the sandwich is bogus. A real Cuban is so fresh and delicious that heating it renders it into a squished hot ham and cheese
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Amy - Ellie's Mommie
Tampa, FL
I live in Florida with my mother and my daughter. I stay at home, so I have time to really get into cooking. I grew up cooking for my mom and my brother, and they both say I am one of the better home cooks they've met! But since my mom's idea of cooking is opening soup cans and my brother lives in NYC and eats out a lot, that may not be saying much!
I am one of those people who reads cookbooks just for fun, even when I am not looking for a recipe. My favorite cookbook is "The American Woman's Cookbook" from 1930-something. My grandmother had a copy of it, and my mom found a copy for herself years ago (updated for the 1960's) and she gave me that copy when I moved out on my own. I like it more than "modern" cookbooks because it has actual recipes in it; not just heat and eat steps! When your recipe requires you to use your can opener and packet opening scissors more than your knife and spice cabinet, something is wrong!
Right now, I am trying to learn to cook the cuisines of Asia, mostly India and Vietnam. I am also trying to learn to bake bread. My mom may not be able to cook without Campbell's soup, but she can bake homemade bread like no one else!
