Cuban Sandwich - Urban Meadow

Cuban Sandwich - Urban Meadow

Prep Time

30 minutes

Cook Time

4 hourss

Total Time

4 hourss 30 minutes

Yields

4

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, marinate the pork for 24 hours with orange juice, lime juice, garlic, red chili flakes, cumin, oregano, salt, and pepper
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Drain pork and place in a shallow roasting pan with remaining marinade. Add bay leaves and chicken broth. Bake for 3.5 to 4 hours, until tender while basting occasionally. Let stand for 15 mins before slicing
  3. Cook onions in a skillet with olive oil until golden then set aside
  4. Cut bread in half lengthwise. Spread one crust side with mustard. Cut pork into slices and layer with onions, pickles, ham and cheese. Cook on a panini maker or grill for 4-5 minutes or until bread is browned and cheese is melted

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. ea roast pork shoulder (boneless)
  • Urban Meadow salt and black pepper, ea as needed
  • 1 tbsp ea ground cumin
  • 1 tbsp ea dried oregano
  • 2 tbsp ea Urban Meadow extra-virgin olive oil
  • 4 ea cloves of garlic
  • 1/4 tbsp ea dried red chili flakes
  • 1 ea sliced medium onion
  • 1 cup ea fresh orange juice
  • 1 ea lime, juiced
  • 1 cup ea Urban Meadow chicken broth
  • 2 ea bay leaves
  • 1 ea long Cuban bread roll
  • 3 tbsp ea Dijon mustard
  • 8 ea thin slices Swiss cheese
  • 1 cup ea bread and butter pickles
  • 8 ea thin slices deli ham