Cuban sandwich (Cubano)

Name: Cuban sandwich (Cubano)
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Cuban
Ingredients: 4 Cuban or ciabatta style bread rolls, about 20 cm, or 1 baguette cut in 4; 250g roast pork, thinly sliced, leftover lechon works well; 200g cooked ham, thinly sliced; 200g Swiss cheese, sliced; 8 dill pickle slices, sliced lengthways; 4 tbsp yellow mustard; 50g butter, softened

A pressed sandwich of roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard, toasted until crisp and melting.

Time25 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £2.29 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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4Cuban or ciabatta style bread rollsabout 20 cm, or 1 baguette cut in 4
250 groast porkthinly sliced, leftover lechon works well
200 gcooked hamthinly sliced
200 gSwiss cheesesliced
8dill pickle slicessliced lengthways
4 tbspyellow mustard
50 gbuttersoftened

Method

1
Split the rolls open. Spread the inside of both halves with mustard.
2
Layer the pork, ham, cheese and pickles on the bottom halves. Add the lid.
3
Butter the outside of each sandwich.
4
Heat a large frying pan over a medium heat. Cook the sandwiches in batches, pressing down firmly with a heavy pan or a plate with a tin on top.
5 min
5
Cook for 3 to 4 minutes each side, until the bread is crisp and the cheese has melted.
4 min
6
Cut each sandwich in half on the diagonal and serve hot.

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