Zesty Cuban Sandwich. Layers of meat and cheese, this sandwich recipe is phenomenal.
Dinner To-Go!
Monday through Thursday for us is just chaotic! The boys have swim and scouts after school, then there’s always another school meeting or social that Big Daddy can’t miss we have to attend. I feel like we’re rushing and always on the go. Even on these crazy nights, I still want to eat healthy and not always pick up fast food.
We eat a lot of sandwiches. I’ll be honest, I used to think a sandwich was b.o.r.i.n.g. then at some point I decided to get creative with them and now they’re one of my most favorite things to make. It’s a great way to use leftovers as well.
I cooked the Boston Butt in a slow-cooker
then you simply layer everything on bread
wrap it in foil and heat in oven
easy peasy!
Zesty (slow-cooker) Cuban Sandwich
Ingredients
1 (2 lb) Boston butt pork roast
1 sweet onion, sliced
3/4 c orange juice
3 T lime juice (1 lime)
1 T garlic, minced
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp cumin
1 lb (16 thin slices) honey ham
1 lb (16 thin slices) Swiss cheese
1 c dill pickles, sliced
Zesty Mayonnaise (recipe below)
2 loaves French bread (or 6 French bread buns)
Directions
Place pork in slow-cooker, add onion, orange juice, lime juice, garlic, salt , pepper, and cumin. Cook on high 5 hours or low 8 hours. It will be done when the pork easily pulls away from the bone.
Ingredients
1 (2 lb) Boston butt pork roast
1 sweet onion, sliced
3/4 c orange juice
3 T lime juice (1 lime)
1 T garlic, minced
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp cumin
1 lb (16 thin slices) honey ham
1 lb (16 thin slices) Swiss cheese
1 c dill pickles, sliced
Zesty Mayonnaise (recipe below)
2 loaves French bread (or 6 French bread buns)
Directions
Place pork in slow-cooker, add onion, orange juice, lime juice, garlic, salt , pepper, and cumin. Cook on high 5 hours or low 8 hours. It will be done when the pork easily pulls away from the bone.
Remove pork from cooker and shred using two forks. Discard fat and bone.
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Spread bread with Zesty Mayonnaise, then layer pork, ham, cheese and pickle. Top with bread and wrap tightly in foil. Bake for 20 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Unwrap and slice (if you used large loaves). Serve immediately with Zesty Mayonnaise.
The Thriftiness Miss says
Oh my goodness this looks to die for! A Cuban is one of my absolute favorite sandwiches ever. Thanks so much for sharing it. Pinned it too 😉
Eva Gallant says
I want to eat at your house!