Tampa Cuban Sandwich

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Recipe courtesy Food Network Magazine

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Total Time:
3 hr 5 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
2 hr 35 min
Yield:
1 sandwich (plus extra roast pork)
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

For the Pork:

For the Sandwich:

  • 1 9-inch piece Cuban bread
  • 4 thin slices glazed ham (about 4 ounces)
  • 3 to 4 thin slices Genoa salami with peppercorns (about 1 ounce)
  • 2 thin slices Swiss cheese (about 1 ounce)
  • 2 pickle slices
  • 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
  • Unsalted butter, softened, for cooking

Directions

Prepare the pork: Cut small slits all over the meat with a knife and put skin-side down in a roasting pan. Mix the lime juice and orange juice in a measuring cup. Transfer 1/4 cup juice mixture to a food processor; add the garlic, oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and pulse to make a paste. Rub over the pork and into the slits. Pour the remaining 3/4 cup juice over the pork; press the bay leaves on top. Cover and refrigerate 3 to 6 hours.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Turn the pork skin-side up and roast until a thermometer inserted into the middle registers 160 degrees F, about 2 hours, 30 minutes. Cool completely before slicing. (Refrigerate leftover pork in an airtight container up to 1 week.)

Make the sandwich: Cut the bread in half lengthwise. Layer the ham, 3 thin slices roast pork, the salami, cheese and pickles on the bottom half. Spread the mustard on the inside of the top half. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Butter the outside of the sandwich, then add to the pan and put a heavy skillet on top to weigh it down; cook until golden, 3 to 4 minutes per side (or cook in a sandwich press). Cut in half on the diagonal.

In any Cuban sandwich, mojo-marinated pork is key. Look for bottled marinade in Latin markets, or try this recipe from Tampa's legendary Columbia Restaurant.

Photograph by Steve Giralt

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  • on November 07, 2011

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    This is an amazing recipe! When I tried it I cooked the pork in a slow cooker so the pork would be really tender (which made the sandwich even better!

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  • on July 09, 2011

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    It's fantastic, nature's perfect sandwich, and never better than when prepared at La Columbia.

    However, this is NOT a "Tampa Cuban sandwich"; it is simply a Cuban sandwich. It was invented in Tampa's Ybor City, so this recipe (w/ salami! is the real thing. Those South Florida salami-less pretenders are just Cuban-style subs.

    Also, why is this listed under "Mexican" recipies? You can't dump all Hispanic or Latin American-influenced food together. For shame, Food Network!

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  • on July 06, 2011

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    Well I found this in my recent FN magazine and since I love a good Cuban sandwich decided that I'd be adventurous and try it Tampa style. Other than using some boneless pork ribs I had left over (sliced those bad boys up wow.. this was definitely better for the added salami!

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