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Cuban-Style Pressed Sandwich on a plate
Andre Lewis

Cuban-Style Pressed Sandwich

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 loaf Cuban or soft Italian bread cut in 4 sections and split
  • 1/3 cup yellow mustard
  • 12 oz thinly sliced cooked roast pork
  • 8 oz thinly sliced deli ham
  • 8 slices Swiss cheese
  • 1 cup lengthwise dill pickle slices drained
  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter softened

Method
 

  1. Spread mustard over the cut bread faces.
  2. Layer roast pork, ham, Swiss and drained pickles inside each section and close.
  3. Butter the outsides and place sandwiches in a cast-iron skillet over medium-low heat.
  4. Set a second heavy skillet on top and cook for 4 to 5 minutes per side until compressed, crisp and hot through.
  5. Rest 2 minutes and cut diagonally.