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Cuban Sandwich with Moyo Pasta

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Ingredients:

    Baked pork tenderloin

  • 1 piece (1.1 kg) boneless pork tenderloin for roasting
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • Salt and crushed black pepper

    Moyo paste (spread)

  • 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp. l. olive oil
  • 1 tbsp chopped cilantro leaves
  • 1/2 tsp coarse salt
  • 3 crushed cloves of garlic
  • Juice of 1 lime

    Cuban sandwich

  • 4 Cuban or Portuguese buns, halved lengthwise
  • 110 g thinly sliced ​​ham
  • 110 g of sliced ​​Swiss cheese
  • 2 large pickled cucumbers, thinly sliced
  • 3 tablespoons grain mustard
  • A pinch of salt
  • 2 - 3 tablespoons melted butter

Preparation:

  1. For pork tenderloin: Preheat the oven to 205°C. Drizzle the pork with oil and season generously with salt and pepper. Transfer the pork to a rack set in a heavy-bottomed baking dish.

    Roast the pork for about an hour, until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the tenderloin registers 140°F (60°C). Let the meat rest for 10 minutes, then set aside 140°F (600g) for the sandwich. Slice the pork into 0.5cm-thick slices. Use the remaining pork in another recipe.
  2. For the moyo paste: Place mayonnaise, oil, cilantro, salt, garlic, lime juice in a bowl and mix until smooth and thick.

    To assemble the sandwich: Heat a large 12-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat.

    Spread the top half of each bun with 2 tablespoons of mojo paste and 2 tablespoons of mustard. Place the pork on the bottom half of the bun and season with a pinch of salt. Top with ham, cheese, and pickles. Top the bottom half with the top bun.
  3. Grease a skillet with butter, place 2 sandwiches in the skillet, and grease the surface with butter. Press the sandwiches on top with another cast-iron skillet filled with a heavy can. You can also use a panini press.

    Fry until golden brown on one side, then flip and fry the other side, 2-3 minutes per side. Fry the remaining 2 sandwiches.

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