Cuban Sandwiches
- ¼ cup mustard
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 4 Cuban bread rolls or bolillo rolls
- 8 ounces thinly sliced roasted pork tenderloin
- 4 slices of ham
- 8 slices Swiss cheese
- sliced pickles
- 2 tablespoons butter
Slice the rolls length-wise. Smear mayonnaise and mustard on the underside of the tops and bottoms of the rolls. Add minced garlic to the underside of the tops of the rolls.
Layer roll bottom with slices of pork tenderloin, ham, and cheese (in that order). Add as many or as few pickles as you like on top of the cheese, then top with other half of the roll.
Melt butter over medium heat in a large skillet. Add sandwiches to skillet and using a metal press (or brick--seriously), compress each sandwich to the best of your ability such that it is approximately one-half its original size.* Flip sandwiches and repeat as necessary.
Enjoy while hot and with a rum cocktail of your choosing.
*Note: As you can see from the photos, I did not successfully accomplish this step because I was too dainty with the sandwich press. Learn from my mistake and smoosh the hell out of that sandwich!
