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Cuban Sandwich

Name: Cuban Sandwich
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Cuba
Ingredients: 1 Cuban Bread (or baguette); 100g Ham; 100g Roast Pork; 4 Swiss Cheese; 4 Cucumber pickles; 1 tbsp Mustard; 1 tbsp Butter

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⏱ 25 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Ham, roast pork, cheese, and pickles pressed and toasted — a famous sandwich born of the Cuban diaspora.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

The Cuban sandwich is said to have developed less in Cuba itself than in Tampa and Miami, Florida, where many Cuban immigrants lived — but it's known worldwide as a symbol of Cuban food. Ham, roast pork, Swiss cheese, and pickles go into Cuban bread, which is then pressed and toasted until crisp.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a cafeteria in Miami or Havana, people eat freshly pressed Cuban sandwiches with coffee on their lunch break.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Cuban Bread (or baguette) 1
Ham 100g
Roast Pork 100g
Swiss Cheese 4
Cucumber pickles 4
Mustard 1 tbsp
Butter 1 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Split the bread lengthwise and spread mustard on one side.
Layer the ham, roast pork, cheese, and pickles.
Brush the outside of the bread lightly with butter.
Toast both sides in a sandwich press, or in a frying pan with a weight on top.
When the cheese has melted, cut diagonally.

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