MOJO CUBANO SANDWICH - BETTER THAN CUBAN
Jason Glover
8
20 minutes
3 hours
Chef Zach Pike has taken the classic Cuban sandwich and gussied it up with delicious, marinated pork, homemade mustard, pickled onions, and a sweet & spicy mojo sauce. Give this one a try - your taste buds won't be disappointed!

Ingredients
- 3 lbs boneless pork loin
- 8 oz thinly sliced spicy capicola
- 1 cup shredded white cheddar
- 8 ciabatta buns
Pork Marinade
- 1 tbsp pasilla chili powder
- 1 tbsp guajillo chili powder
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 chipotle pepper, minced
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 1 cup cilantro
Mustard
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 tbsp crushed red pepper
- ½ cup mustard seeds
Pickled Red Onions
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup red wine vinegar
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup thinly sliced red onion
Mojo Sauce
- 2 roasted poblano peppers
- ¼ cup thinly sliced red onion
- 2 tbsp honey
Tools
Directions
- To make the marinade, combine all ingredients for the marinade in a high-speed blender and blend until smooth.
- Cover the pork loin with the marinade and refrigerate overnight.
- For the pickled red onions, combine the water, red wine vinegar, sugar, and salt in a saucepan and heat until the sugar has dissolved.
- Add the thinly sliced red onions to the saucepan, remove from heat, and refrigerate overnight.
- To cook the pork loin, cover the pork loin with aluminum foil and cook at 250°F for 2 1/2 - 3 hours, until the internal temperature reaches 160°F.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Once cooled, slice thinly.
- For the mustard, simmer all ingredients for the mustard in a small saucepan over medium heat for about 30 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
- For the mojo sauce, combine all ingredients for the mojo sauce in a high-speed blender and blend until smooth.
- To assemble, start by toasting the ciabatta bread.
- Spread a bit of mustard onto each side of ciabatta bread and drizzle with mojo sauce.
- Add some shredded white cheddar to the bottom half of the bun, then layer on several slices of spicy capicola followed by some of the sliced pork loin.
- Add a bit more shredded cheddar on top of the pork loin followed by some of the pickled onions and the top half of the bun.
- Place the sandwich onto a preheated panini press and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Slice, serve, and enjoy!