The Cuban

Name: The Cuban
Prep time: 24 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 26 h
Cuisine: Cuban, Latin American
Ingredients: 1 x pork shoulder (boneless); 3/4 x cups orange juice; 1 x cup water; 1 x cup white vinegar; 1/2 x cup spiced rum; 1/2 x cup brown sugar; 8 x cloves garlic; 4 x sprigs rosemary; 4 x sprigs thyme; 4 x Sage; 3 x bay leaves; Salt; Pepper; 1/2 x cup olive oil; 2 x orange; 4 x limes; 1 x handful coriander; 1 x handful mint leaves; 6 x garlic cloves; 2 x teaspoons of cumin; Salt; Pepper; 8 x slices ham; 2 x slices Swiss cheese; 3 x sliced pickles; 2 x teaspoons of mustard.

6 steps

Prep:24hCook:2h

Episode 3 of sandwiches from around the world - The Cuban. This recipe was inspired by one of my favourite films - Chef.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:03:22 GMT

Ingredients

4 servings

1pork shoulder

boneless

¾ cupsorange juice

1 cupwater

1 cupwhite vinegar

8 clovesgarlic

4 sprigsthyme

Second Marinade

½ cupolive oil

2orange

4limes

1 handfulcoriander

1 handfulmint leaves

Additional Fillings

8 slicesham

2 slicesSwiss cheese

3pickles

sliced

2 teaspoonsmustard

Instructions

Step 1

Chop the garlic and the herbs and mix together with the rest of the ingredients for the first marinade. Pour over the pork and leave in the fridge for a minimum of 12 hours (longer the better)

Step 2

Prepare the second marinade

Step 3

Remove from the fridge, take the pork out of the marinade and place in a new bowl. Pour over the second marinade and leave for another 4-6 hours or overnight

Step 4

Get your oven on a high heat 220c and place the pork in for 25 minutes to create a nice crispy glaze. Then turn the oven down to 160c and cook slowly for an hour and half… and then leave to rest for 20 minutes.

Step 5

Slice the pork thinly

Step 6

Cut open your roll, spread over butter, mustard and top with your roasted pork, sliced ham, Swiss cheese and pickles. Butter the top slice and toast until golden brown and crispy…