CUBANOS! (pron)

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Hello, Sirs and Ma'ams in Smoke -

I had the pleasure of watching the movie "Chef" recently and became inspired to make a Cubano of my own. I started with a simple Mojo marinated shoulder (bone-in). I made the marinade with fresh-squeezed OJ (will use sour oranges next time), lime juice, salt, pepper, garlic, cumin, oregano. Cooked the shoulder with cherry wood at 275 until it would have been ready to fall apart. I wrapped it back up in plastic wrap to cool overnight in the fridge. The next day I went to the local Mariano's and got sliced ham off the bone, swiss cheese and french bread that had been pulled from the oven 45 minutes previous to purchase. I sliced (across the grain) the refridged pork as well and built the sanwich. It was just delightful.
 

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i don't know about the french bread, but that's a good looking sandwedge. :grin:
 
:thumb:I'll take 2 togo. I fell in lust with those things when I lived in S FL.! In the other that BBQ samich realm Cubanos, Monte Christos, and Pastrami & Swiss on rye with deli mustard, are my top three in that order.
 
awesome post. Watched the same movie last month with the wife. Never had a cuban before but we were talking about making them on New Years Ever (after being inspired by the movie)!
 
I can't tell you how bad I have wanted to do this very thing since watching that movie. Looks like a stellar sandwich.
 
Swap out the French bread for an egg bread bun and you have the second most famous Cuban sandwich, the Medianoche (midnight)!
 
Swap out the French bread for an egg bread bun and you have the second most famous Cuban sandwich, the Medianoche (midnight)!
True this.^^^
And French bread is the acceptable substitute when you cannot get Cuban bread.
BTW: Very nice sandwich. I would definitely hit that.
 
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