Cuban Style Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches and Fried Plantains

Name: Cuban Style Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches and Fried Plantains
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 Tbsps butter, for toasting sandwiches; 1 teaspoon coarse salt; 59 milliliters corn oil, 4 turns of the pan; 8 crusty rolls, such as Portuguese rolls, torpedo loaves or muffuletta style round rolls; 6 dill pickles, chopped; 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 454 grams shaved ham, from the deli counter; 1 tray ice cubes; 756 grams pork tenderloin, 2 pieces, the average weight of 1 package, trimmed; 1 pint lime sorbet or 1 can lime ade from frozen juice sectio; 2 limes, zested; 118 milliliters mint leaves; 1 small onion, minced; 1 large orange, zested; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 118 milliliters sweet red pepper relish; 1 teaspoon coarse black pepper; 4 black (ripe) plantains; 8 shots light rum; 1 teaspoon fine salt; 2 scallions, chopped; 4 teaspoons sugar; 454 grams shaved Swiss cheese, from the deli counter; 8 servings Extra virgin olive oil or vegetable oil, for drizzling

Cuban Style Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches and Fried Plantains might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. One serving contains 964 calories, 53g of protein, and 56g of fat. This recipe covers 41% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 40 minutes. A mixture of garlic, orange zest, tray ice cubes, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the pepper you could follow this main course with the Easy Peppermint Dessert as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

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Oven

Coat tenderloins with oil.

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Cooking Oil

Combine onion, garlic, citrus zest, salt, pepper and dried oregano in a pile on your cutting board. Pack this coating equally and evenly onto the tenderloins.

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Dried Oregano

Garlic

Pepper

Onion

Salt

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Cutting Board

Heat a large skillet.

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Frying Pan

Add a drizzle of oil and sear tenderloin on all sides. Then place in hot oven to roast 20 to 25 minutes. Wash hands.

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Cooking Oil

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Oven

Brush rolls with a little warm water and sprinkle the tops of the rolls with 1/2 teaspoon sugar each. Pile rolls on a baking sheet and place in oven with meat for 5 minutes to crust rolls and set sugar. Authentic Cuban rolls used for this sandwich are sweet. This sugar wash process gives a similar effect to store bought rolls. When rolls come out of oven, split and pile on serving plate.

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Crust

Roll

Sugar

Water

Meat

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Preheat a stovetop griddle over medium high heat.

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Stove

Frying Pan

Heat 1/4 cup corn oil in a heavy skillet over medium high heat. Peel plantains and cut in 1/2 lengthwise, then slice each 1/2 into thirds on an angle. Arrange plantains in pan in a single layer and cook until crisp, continuously flipping for even browning.

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Plantain

Corn Oil

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Frying Pan

Remove from skillet to paper towel lined plate and season with fine salt.

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Fine Salt

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Paper Towels

Frying Pan

To assemble sandwiches: Thinly slice meat on an angle.

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Meat

Place ham and Swiss cheese on a serving plate, separating and fluffing up the shaved meat and cheese. Assemble sandwiches with desired fillings and place on a hot, buttered griddle. Use a heavy pan to press the sandwiches together. Toast until golden brown, then flip and toast the other side.

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Swiss Cheese

Cheese

Toast

Meat

Ham

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Frying Pan

Combine chopped pickles, sweet red pepper relish and scallions in a small bowl.

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Red Pepper

Green Onions

Pickles

Relish

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Bowl

Spread the relish on the tops of the rolls and pork slices, ham, and swiss cheese on the bottoms. Press the sandwiches together. Put about 1 tablespoon of butter on the hot griddle and spread to coat. Put 2 sandwiches at a time on the griddle, and top with a heavy cast-iron skillet. Toast sandwiches on the griddle, turning once, until golden, hot, and cheese is melted, 2 or 3 minutes per side.

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Swiss Cheese

Cooked Pork

Butter

Cheese

Spread

Roll

Toast

Ham

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Frying Pan

Serve with a few slices of plantains per person as a side dish. Frozen Mojitos Slushes make a great drink or dessert.

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Plantain

Drink

In a blender, combine 1/2 pint sorbet or 1/2 can of lime aid with 4 shots of rum, 1/4 cup mint leaves and 1/2 tray of ice. Pulse, then blend on high until lime-mint slush is smooth.

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Mint