Cuban Tortas
"This is my variation of traditional Cuban Tortas, which I serve "mashed," along with Mojo Sauce. Either serve them for lunch or dinner, or cut into quarters as appetizers. Use Cuban bread, if you want to make it from scratch, but I like these made with regular hamburger buns."
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 4 slices ham
- 4 4 slices turkey or 4 slices chicken
- 4 slices manchego cheese
- 4 slices dill pickles, stackers or 12 hamburger dill pickle slices
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 4 hamburger buns
- 1⁄2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
-
mojo sauce
- 1⁄3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 8 fresh garlic cloves, minced
- 1⁄2 cup sour orange juice
- salt & fresh ground pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon toasted cumin
directions
- Toast the cumin in a small skillet.
- Blend the rest of the sauce ingredients together with the cumin, and set aside.
- Place the ham, second meat, cheese, pickles on buns slathered inside with the mayonnaise.
- Pour the olive oil in a large skillet.
- Place the sandwiches in the skillet and brown them on both sides, mashing down on the tops to flatten the sandwiches.
- Serve with Mojo Sauce as a dipping sauce.
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Own a small catering company in Dallas called "Cookin Cowgirls," specializing in Tex-Mex, Southwestern, American regional, BBQ, and tropical foods.
Grew up riding horses, but can hardly haul my big *** up on one now. The name for my company was my brother's idea.
Having been in corporate America for years, now that I'm older, I have zero interest in the rat race, and only work when I have to.
I am a former screenwriter, with 3 movies produced, but prefer cooking.
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The cookbook I have used recently the most is "American Classics."
I love to create new recipes and kitchen test them on my hapless friends and relatives. Haven't lost anyone yet!
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