Medianoche (Cuban Ham and Pork Sandwich)
Cuban pressed sandwich layered with roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard on soft sweet bread.
⏱ 20 min total🔪 10 min prep🔥 10 min cookEasyServes 4Cuban
Ingredients
- •4 soft sweet sandwich rolls
- •8 oz roast pork, thinly sliced
- •8 oz cooked ham, thinly sliced
- •6 oz Swiss cheese, sliced
- •1/2 cup dill pickles, sliced
- •1/4 cup yellow mustard
- •2 tbsp unsalted butter
Directions
- 1Split the sweet rolls and spread both cut sides with yellow mustard.
- 2Layer roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, and dill pickles on the bottom halves.
- 3Close the sandwiches and spread the outsides lightly with butter.
- 4Heat a heavy skillet over medium heat and add the sandwiches.
- 5Press with a second skillet and cook for 3–4 minutes per side until crisp and melted.
- 6Serve hot or let cool slightly for packing.
💡 Press firmly while the sandwich cooks; compression fuses the layers and gives a Medianoche its characteristic thin, crisp exterior.
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