Fried Mini Cubans

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Total Time:
3 hr 20 min
Prep
3 hr 0 min
Cook
20 min
Yield:
4 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • Oil, for frying
  • 1 cans large buttermilk biscuits
  • Flour, for rolling
  • Egg wash
  • 1 recipe Daisy's Mojo Ribs, shredded, recipe follows
  • 8 ounces Swiss, shredded
  • 1 jar kosher dill pickles, chopped
  • 1/4 pound thinly sliced ham, cut into pieces
  • Mustard, for dipping

Directions

Pour the oil into a large cast iron skillet about 1/2-inch up the sides and heat to about 350 degrees F.

Remove biscuits from cans, flour them and roll each one out to a 5-inch round. You should dip your fingers in egg wash and wipe around the edge of the bottom biscuit to enable it to stick to the top biscuit.

Place 1 heaping tablespoon shredded pork on a round leaving a 1/2-inch edge all around. Top pork with some shredded Swiss, kosher dill pickles and a half piece of the ham. Place another rolled out round on top of the filling, pressing around the edges to seal. Dip end of dinner fork in flour and press continuously around edge to insure a proper seal. Repeat with remaining biscuits.

Place 3 or 4 of the pies in the preheated cast iron skillet. Fry for about 2 minutes per side or until golden brown. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Serve with mustard.

Daisy's Mojo Ribs:

Recipe courtesy Daisy Fuentes

  • 1 cup extra-virgin or virgin olive oil
  • 10 large cloves fresh garlic, room temperature, peeled, chopped, and sliced
  • 1/4 cup yellow onion, peeled, very finely minced
  • 1/3 cup fresh squeezed orange juice, preferable bitter orange
  • 1 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 3 country-style ribs, boneless
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

For Mojo sauce:

In skillet over medium-high heat, add about 2 tablespoons olive oil. Once heated, add the garlic and onion, cook until pale golden brown; 2 to 3 minutes only, stirring constantly. Stir in the citrus juices, 2/3 cup water, 2 tablespoons of olive oil and all dry ingredients. Bring sauce mixture to a rolling boil. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.

For Ribs:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Season the ribs with salt and pepper. Add enough oil to a hot large skillet to just cover. Add ribs and sear, about 3 minutes each side. Remove to a large shallow roasting pan.

Add Mojo sauce over the country style ribs and turn to cover. Seal tightly with foil and roast for 3 hours. Marinate each hour with Mojo sauce. Take foil off for the last 30 minutes of cooking, or until tender.

Yield: 3 servings

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  • on July 27, 2010

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    My fiance and I LOVE these. I've made them 3 times in the past week. I followed the recipe except for a couple of things. First I used "Jack Daniel's Pulled Pork: http://jackdanielsmeats.com/products/PulledPork/nutrition.html , instead of the rib recipe. Which made these super quick and easy to make. Then I used Mozzarella instead of Swiss. Other than that Everything was the same. These Fried Mini Cubans are a huge hit and has given me many ideas for future recipes. I think using the bisquits to fry things in is ingenious. We might try a desert version. Maybe something with an apple pie filling... Anyway, thank you Paula for another great recipe!!

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  • on January 04, 2010

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    THESE ARE THE AWESOMEST!!! I HAVE MADE THEM 4 OR 5 TIMES NOW, EVERYTIME TRYIN SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT. MY FAM'S FAVORITE IS BBQ STYLE. I JUST SLOW COOK THE COUNTRY RIBS AND 3/4 DONE ADD YOUR FAVORITE BBQ SAUCE TO THE RIBS. RIBS WILL JUST PULL APART TENDER AND JUICY. THE BBQ SAUCE COMPLIMENTS THE PICKLES WELL! SORRY DAISY BUT WE WERENT FEELING YOUR "MOJO RIBS"!! WAY TO MUCH CITRUS. BUT THATS PAULA FOR THE AWESOME IDEA OF MAKING CUBANS W/ BISCUITS!! U NEVER FAIL ME PAULA!! LOVE YA

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  • on March 15, 2008

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    These were a big hit last night! Instead of the pork recipe, I substituted the microwaveable "Pork Au Jus" from Hormel and just shredded it. Worked out great. Will definitely make these again.

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