Cuban Sandwich with Plantain Chips

Name: Cuban Sandwich with Plantain Chips
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters canola oil, for frying; 2 Tbsps canola oil; 151 grams thinly sliced deli ham; 1 large dill pickle, thinly sliced lengthwise; 1 large French baguette, halved lengthwise and cut in quarters; 4 servings Kosher salt; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 larges green plantains; 680 grams pork rib loin end roast; 59 milliliters spicy brown mustard; 113 grams thinly sliced Swiss cheese

Cuban Sandwich with Plantain Chips requires approximately 1 hour and 25 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 966 calories, 58g of protein, and 54g of fat. This recipe covers 39% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of baguette, plantains, pork rib loin end roast, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. It works well as a rather cheap main course.

Instructions

For the sandwich: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Have the pork at room temperature. Season it with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Pork

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Oven

Put the roast into a baking pan and roast until the internal temperature reaches 150 degrees F, 40 to 45 minutes. Cover the pork with foil and let it rest for 15 minutes. If not using right away, the roast can be wrapped and refrigerated for up to 2 days. When you are ready to make the sandwich, thinly slice about three-quarters of the pork roast (reserve the remaining one-quarter for Round 2 Recipe Black Bean and Pork Stew).

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Pork Roast

Pork

Stew

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Baking Pan

Aluminum Foil

Heat a grill pan over medium heat.

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Grill Pan

Spread a thin layer of mustard on both sides of the bread pieces.

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Mustard

Spread

Bread

Place 2 slices ham on the bottom half of each. Top with the sliced pork roast, then the pickles, and then the Swiss cheese.

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Swiss Cheese

Pork Roast

Pickles

Ham

Place the top half of the baguette on top.

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Baguette

Brush the grill with canola oil and place the sandwiches, cheese side down, onto the grill. Set a baking sheet on top of the sandwich and weigh it down with a heavy skillet or pot. Cook until the bottom is crisp and the cheese is starting to melt, 4 to 5 minutes. Flip the sandwich over, replace the baking sheet and weight, and cook another 3 to 4 minutes.

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Canola Oil

Cheese

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Baking Sheet

Frying Pan

Grill

Pot

For the plantain chips: In a 2-inch deep cast iron skillet, heat the oil to 350 degrees F.

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Plantain

French Fries

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Peel the plantains by slicing off about 1-inch from the top and bottom of each. With a paring knife, make a slice on each side the length of the plantain, making sure to go just deep enough to cut through the skin but not cut into the flesh. Peel the skin off to expose the flesh. If you have trouble peeling the skin then cut it off in strips with the knife.

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Plantain

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Knife