Cuban sandwiches and sweet potato fries!

Jul 17, 2007 at 5:11 AM
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Pretty? No. Tasty? Yes. Two new things I haven't made before. Now mind you I was watching a toddler while I was making this meal, but it was really easy and so good! I used a recipe from the food network for my Cuban sandwiches. I had leftover shredded pork tenderloin from last week that I used as the pork in this recipe.

Original Cuban Sandwich

Recipe courtesy Cuban Sandwiches To Go, Orlando Florida
Show:	The Best Of
Episode:	Latino Spots

1 loaf Cuban bread
1-ounce regular mustard
4 dill pickles
5 slices boiled ham or Virginia ham
2 slices roast pork
1 slice imported Swiss cheese
1-ounce butter

Cut Cuban bread to desired size, common size is 7 inches. Next, slice open the bread down the middle. On the topside of the bread spread 1-ounce of mustard, evenly across. Then place 4 pickles on top of the mustard. You then place 1 slice of Swiss cheese on top of the pickles. Slice ham to desired thickness, recommended size is 1 1/2 ounces per slice, the thinner the better. Now fold each slice of ham in half and place evenly on bottom of bread. On top of the ham, place slices of roast pork, 1 1/2 ounces per slice. You then join both halves of the sandwich. You are now ready to grill your Cuban sandwich.

Use a sandwich grill if you have one, a waffle iron if not. Spread butter on top of the bread evenly. Close the grill, smashing the sandwich. Leave sandwich in the grill until top of bread turns to a golden brown, and top is crisp. Approximate time is 4 to 6 minutes. After the sandwich is crispy and the cheese has melted, remove the sandwich carefully and slice it diagonally, from corner to corner. DO NOT USE A MICROWAVE OVEN!

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For my sweet potato fries....

2 sweet potatoes cut into strips ( skins on)

1 tablespoon of paprika

1 teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon of pepper

1 tablespoon of mrs. dash

2 tablespoons of olive oil.

I boiled the sweet potato strips for about 10 minutes to soften them. Tossed them in the olive oil and spice mixture and put them under the broiler for about 10 minutes on low. Next time I will do about 10 minutes on high. I like mine crispy!