Cubanos (Pork, ham, and Swiss cheese sandwiches)

By zircon50

Ingredients

• 4 ciabatta rolls or hoagie rolls (each 8 inches long)
• 4 tablespoons herb sauce
• 1/4 cup yellow mustard
• 2 leftover pork chops, meat cut from the bone and thinly sliced
• 8 thin slices baked ham
• 4 dill pickles, cut lengthwise into thin slices
• 8 thin slices Swiss cheese
• HERB SAUCE
• (In a small bowl, stir together the parsley, basil, rosemary, capers, lemon rind and juice, mustard, garlic, and olive oil. Set aside 1/4 cup of the sauce for the Cuban sandwiches)
• 1 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
• 3 tablespoons capers, finely chopped
• Grated rind and juice of 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 3/4 cup olive oil

Preparation

Step 1

1. Split the rolls lengthwise and open them. Spread 1 tablespoon of the herb sauce on the bottom of each one. On the tops, spread 1 tablespoon mustard.

2. On each bottom piece layer ¼ of the pork chop meat, 2 slices ham, 4 to 5 pickle slices, and 2 slices Swiss cheese. Close sandwiches.

3. In a panini press, cook the sandwiches according to the manufacturer’s instructions until the cheese melts (or use a dry cast-iron skillet and weight them down with a second skillet and cook 3 minutes on a side).

4. Slice sandwiches in half.