Cuban Pork Sandwiches
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Serves: many!
 
Ingredients
  • For the Pork:
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 3 pounds boneless skinless pork shoulder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 can tomato paste
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • ¼ cup fresh lime juice (I juiced 2 limes)
  • zest of 1 lime
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced
  • ½ cup diced pickles
  • For the Sandwiches:
  • sliced ham
  • Swiss cheese
  • yellow mustard
  • pickles
  • thick slices of a soft bread (Cuban or Italian; I actually used BBQ pull-apart bread here and it worked really well)
Instructions
  1. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Season the pork with the salt and pepper and brown all sides until crispy and golden. Remove the pan from the heat.
  2. In the slow cooker stir together the tomato paste, orange juice, lime juice, lime zest, onions, and diced pickles (mixture will be thick).
  3. Set the browned pork on top of the sauce, cover and slow cook on high for 6 hours or low for 8 hours.
  4. Remove the pork and shred. Add the sauce to taste.
  5. For the sandwiches, spread mustard on the bread and layer with the sliced ham, pickles, shredded pork and Swiss cheese. Grill the sandwiches (like you would a grilled cheese). Eat. Repeat.*
Recipe by Sugar Dish Me at https://www.sugardishme.com/cuban-pork-sandwiches/