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Cuban Pork Sandwich in a serving tray.
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The BEST Cuban Pork Sandwich

This Cuban pork sandwich is the epitome of comfort food. Packed with slow cooked pork, melty swiss, and garlic spread!
Course Meats, Sandwich
Cuisine Cuban
Keyword cuban pork sandwich, cuban sandwich
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 30 minutes
Servings 12 servings
Calories 748kcal
Author Natalya Drozhzhin

Ingredients

  • 4 lbs pork

Cuban Meat Marinade

  • 2 cups orange juice
  • 3 limes juiced
  • 6 garlic cloves pressed
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 2 tbsp parsley chopped
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1/2 tbsp pepper

Cuban Sandwich

  • 2 baguettes
  • 2 medium onions
  • 1 cup pepperoncinis
  • 8 slices swiss cheese

Garlic Spread

  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp parsley
  • 3 garlic cloves pressed

Instructions

  • Place the pork in a large bowl or a bag with orange juice, lime juice, garlic, onion, and parsley. Season liberally with salt and pepper.
    Pork with marinade in a ziplock bag.
  • Allow the meat to marinate for 12-24 hours (the longer it marinates, the better).
    Pork marinading in a ziplock bag.
  • Remove the chunks of onion and garlic from the marinade. Place the pork in a dutch oven alongside the liquid marinade. Bake at 250°F for 3 hours with the lid on. Alternatively, use a slow cooker and cook the meat on high for 5 hours. Once cooked, pull the pork off the bone and shred it. Leave it to rest in its juices.
    Slow cooker pork.
  • Cut the onion into 2-inch long slices. Sauté it in a skillet over medium heat with a little olive oil until golden brown.
    Browned onions on a plate.
  • To make the garlic spread, combine the mayo, parsley, and pressed garlic. Slice the baguette lengthwise. Spread the sauce on the top side of the bread, followed by the swiss cheese. Top the other half of the bread with pepperoncinis, followed by pork, a couple spoonfuls of the pork juice, and sautéed onions.
    A baguette sliced in half with swiss cheese on one side and pepperoncinis, pork and onions on the other half
  • Slice and enjoy!
    Cuban Pork Sandwich cut in half on a cutting board lined with parchment paper

Nutrition

Calories: 748kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 53g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Monounsaturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 134mg | Sodium: 1081mg | Potassium: 687mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 390IU | Vitamin C: 39mg | Calcium: 257mg | Iron: 3mg