Cuban Tortas

Per serving

402.9kcal
8.3гProteins
28.5гFats
29гCarbs

This is my variation of traditional Cuban Tortas, which I serve "mashed," along with Mojo Sauce. Either serve them for lunch or dinner, or cut into quarters as appetizers. Use Cuban bread, if you want to make it from scratch, but I like these made with regular hamburger buns.

Ingredients

4 serv.
  • slices ham4 4
  • 4 slices turkey or 4 slices chicken4 4
  • slices manchego cheese4 4
  • slices dill pickles, stackers or 12 hamburger dill pickle slices4 4
  • mayonnaise2 tablespoons
  • hamburger buns4 4
  • extra virgin olive oil1⁄2 tablespoon
  • mojo sauce
  • extra virgin olive oil1⁄3 cup
  • fresh garlic cloves, minced8 8
  • sour orange juice1⁄2 cup
  • salt & fresh ground pepper
  • toasted cumin1⁄2 teaspoon

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 1

    Toast the cumin in a small skillet.

  2. 2

    Blend the rest of the sauce ingredients together with the cumin, and set aside.

  3. 3

    Place the ham, second meat, cheese, pickles on buns slathered inside with the mayonnaise.

  4. 4

    Pour the olive oil in a large skillet.

  5. 5

    Place the sandwiches in the skillet and brown them on both sides, mashing down on the tops to flatten the sandwiches.

  6. 6

    Serve with Mojo Sauce as a dipping sauce.

Source: food.com
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