Cuban Sandwich - A Tampa Classic!

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 loaves cuban bread
• yellow mustard
• mayonnaise
• 1/4 lb baked ham, sliced thinly
• 1/2 lb roast lamb, sliced thinly
• 1/4 lb swiss cheese, sliced thinly
• 1/4 lb italian salami, slice thinly
• dill pickle slices

Recipe

• 1 cut cuban bread into 6 8-inch pieces.
• 2 split bread lengthwise.
• 3 spread mustard on six halves of the bread.
• 4 spread mayonnaise on the other six halves of the bread.
• 5 layer ham, lamb, swiss cheese, and salami on the mustard halves of the bread.
• 6 layer pickles on top of salami; top with mayo halves of bread.
• 7 can be eaten cold, but tastes better "hot pressed".
• 8 to press: heat a counter top grill (like a george foreman grill) and place sandwich between the plates.
• 9 press down hard on the sandwich, squeezing the halves together tightly.
• 10 grill until the bread is toasted to a light brown on the outside and the cheese is melted.
• 11 alternate method: heat a heavy pan on top of the stove on medium heat.
• 12 place sandwich in pan and press down with another heavy object (a brick wrapped in foil is good).
• 13 toast sandwich until light brown on one side, then turn over.
• 14 replace brick on toasted side.
• 15 serve with potato chips and a cold soda.