This Smoky Cuban Sandwich is made with layers of citrus seasoned pulled pork, peppery ham, and melty swiss. Next comes the killer flavor combo of dill pickles and robust mustard. All of this is stuffed inside a loaf of crusty bread, pressed flat, and grilled to perfection. You can find the link below!
A Cuban sandwich (AKA a Cuban mix or Cubano) is similar to a ham and cheese sandwich. It is usually made with ham, roasted pork, and Swiss cheese. Additional toppings include pickles, mustard, and occasionally salami (if you’re in Tampa, Florida). The whole thing is served on Cuban bread (a white bread similar to French bread) then cooked similar to a panini.
Cuban sandwiches originated in Florida, though the actual place of origin isn’t exactly known, and the sandwich is still extremely popular in the state (especially in Miami and Tampa).
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Traditional Cubanos use Cuban bread for the sandwich. For this recipe, we’re just using French bread, but you can go totally authentic and make or buy your own Cuban bread for this recipe.
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What’s up it’s Susie from hey Grill hay and today I’m showing you the most amazing way to use up that leftover smoked pulled pork and let’s be honest if you’re making pulled pork I know you’ve had leftovers this is one of my favorite ways to Jazz them up turn them
Into something completely new it is my take on a smoky Cuban sandwich let’s do it we’re going to kick off our Cuban sandwich with a whole loaf of French bread I’m getting this directly on my grill grates to toast the inside and then we’re going to make a little moho
Marinade for our pork this is leftover pulled pork but we’re adding in all of the traditional Cuban flavors like orange juice oregano red pepper flakes cumin onion powder salt pepper and I also like to use a little bit of lime and zest of some juice just bring that
Up to heat over low heat to get all those flavors to combine big sheet of foil take off your toasted bread it’s time to start assembling our sandwich while I’m doing that I’m going to preheat a really heavy cast iron skillet on my grill I want to spread one side of
My sandwich with some stone ground Deon mustard and then layer on some swiss cheese I’ve also got some sliced deli ham I like to use peppered ham if you can find it and then on goes my warmed up moho pork you can layer this on as
Thick as you would like which is one of the beautiful benefits of making the sandwich at home sprinkle in some fresh cilantro and then of course you need some pickles I like to use some hamburger sliced dill pickles the top of the sandwich gets a little bit more of
That Deon Style mustard pop that on top and then we want to wrap things up really tightly one of the beautiful things about a Cuban sandwich is all these things being pressed together into one really cohesive bite so make sure it’s in there tight get it onto the
Grill and then we’re going to take the preheated cast iron skillet set it on top and kind of press this is going to combine everything in the sandwich and toast the top and the bottom at the same time it is very Hefty and Hearty sandwich a heavy sandwich that’s a crispy sandwich
Yes now that’s what I call a sandwich that is no lame excuse for leftover pulled pork it is totally reimagined layers on layers of Flavor now when we serve these I actually just like to cut them into slices they usually hold together really well oh that bottom crust is so crunchy
On that bread look at that sandwich oh my cheese is like oozing out the bottom now I love mustard and pickles so that super Tangy zip right off the bat is phenomenal but it’s all balanced out by that rich fatty smoky pork and then all the seasonings that we put in there
With the orange and the lime and the red pepper flakes brings like a nice like Z heat plus you got that creamy Swiss cheese and that salty ham Honestly though the star might be that super crunchy French bread that we toasted on the inside and the outside that is a textural
Delight I’m going to finish notching on this sandwich I want to know your favorite way to use up leftover pork so let me know in the comments section because these pork shoulders make a lot when you smoke them and it’s always awesome to have a bunch of different
Ideas and ways to use up our leftovers I can’t wait to see what you make we’ll see you next time
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Can't go wrong with a great Cuban! Yummy Mustard and Pickles!!!
no taste test Todd?
My Grampa was from Cuba and talked just like Al Pacino in Scareface. He was a wonderful kind man and could cook you anything, he really loved to cook. We would come over and he would always say you hungry mang? Then go on to cook something with a cigarette in his mouth talking a mile a minute. Everything he cooked was amazing and what you just cooked reminded me of him. Great Job!!
Looks delicious! Def needs more mustard tho!
The voice over sounds like you are in a closet with a cold. Go back to speaking as you make the recipe
That looks amazing! I am absolutely making this and I am not waiting until spring weather.
Nice! This is how I'll use my leftover pulled pork this weekend! I typically take leftover pulled pork and make street tacos–crisp up the pork, grill a corn tortilla, then build with white onion, cilantro, and cotija cheese.
Gotta love the cuban sandwich. Pulled pork nachos are great, also make a pizza like the cuban (my most requested.) As a long time subscriber, I have to say your videos are some of the better ones out there.
That thing looks amazing!!I would eat until I was gonna pop .
I love your videos, but as soon as you said french bread, i was done! You gotta make cuban bread its fairly easy and so delicious!
AYE CARUMBA !
Nachos. Sometimes we fry it and eat it plain with bbq sauce. And I put it in our bbq beans.
Stop with the voice overs
Where's the dipping sauce?😋
Bomb! Will be making this for sure.
Very nice take on the Miami version of the Cuban sandwich! Cuban bread is easy to do and compresses differently from the French bread, so maybe try it with that. Other things to test: You could also add Salami for a Tampa style, or Mayo for more of a Key West stye. Great video!
YUM!
Ok The Cuban was created in Tampa Florida, it has Cuban pork, smoked ham, salami, Swiss cheese and mayo on it with mustard, there are no other greens except pickles. The bread is never toasted just pressed.
I put bricks on mine.
I am a HUGE Cubano fan. Last summer I did a whole pork butt marinated in Mojo specifically to make cubanos. I also made the Cuban bread to go along with it which was great also. I did have a zip lock bag leftover which I used to make some ridiculously simple and ridiculously delicious "carnita" style tacos with homemade corn tortillas. I just cooked the tortillas on the flat top and put them in a warmer while i griddled handfuls of the leftover pork in lard and then topped each one with a spoonful of pico de' gallo. That combination of a warm fresh corn tortilla with the richness of the pork and the cool freshness of the pico was in my opinion the perfect taco. It almost inspired me to start a taco truck. Super fantastic!!
Looks money – will def to try that
What is “mojo”?
You can't have a Cuban sandwich, with French bread