{
  "id": "CAT04-R02",
  "slug": "cat04-r02-cuban-sandwich-home-version",
  "url": "https://www.thisisflorida.us/florida-recipes/recipes/cat04-r02-cuban-sandwich-home-version.html",
  "title": "Cuban Sandwich, Home Version",
  "category": "Meals (Cuban-FL, citrus, pork, chicken, rice)",
  "category_id": "CAT04",
  "language": "en",
  "yield_servings_base": 4,
  "servings_scale_options": [
    2,
    4,
    6,
    8
  ],
  "prep_time_minutes": 15,
  "cook_time_minutes": 20,
  "total_time_minutes": 35,
  "primary_cooking_method": "STOVETOP",
  "primary_food": "pork",
  "vegetarian": false,
  "allergens": [
    "wheat",
    "milk"
  ],
  "ingredients": [
    "2 Cuban bread or French bread loaves, about 12 inches each",
    "12 ounces cooked mojo roast pork, thinly sliced",
    "8 ounces sliced deli ham",
    "8 ounces sliced Swiss cheese",
    "24 dill pickle chips",
    "1/4 cup yellow mustard",
    "3 tablespoons butter, softened"
  ],
  "directions": [
    "Cut each loaf in half crosswise to make 4 sandwich-length pieces, then split each piece open lengthwise.",
    "Spread mustard on the cut sides. On the bottom halves, layer the ham, roast pork, pickles, and Swiss cheese, then close the sandwiches.",
    "Spread the softened butter thinly over the outside top and bottom of each sandwich.",
    "Heat a large skillet over medium-low heat. Set 2 sandwiches in the pan and press them down with a heavy pan or foil-wrapped brick.",
    "Cook 4 to 5 minutes, until the bottom is golden and crisp. Flip, press again, and cook 4 to 5 minutes more, until the cheese melts.",
    "Because the roast pork is a leftover, check the center of the filling with an instant-read thermometer — it should reach 165°F.",
    "Repeat with the remaining sandwiches. Cut each sandwich diagonally and serve hot.",
    "Chill leftovers within 2 hours (1 hour if the room is above 90°F)."
  ],
  "food_safety": "Keep the cooked pork, ham, and cheese refrigerated until you build the sandwiches. Because the pork is reheated, press the sandwiches until the filling reaches 165°F at the center. Chill leftovers within 2 hours (1 hour if above 90°F).",
  "skill_taught": "Pressing a layered sandwich in a skillet so the bread crisps and the cheese melts.",
  "source": "This Is Florida — Florida Recipes v1.0",
  "license_note": "Free to read on thisisflorida.us. Do not scrape for commercial republishing without permission."
}