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Grilled Cuban Pork Pressed Sandwiches

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Grilled Cuban Pork Pressed Sandwiches
  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Servings 4
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With pork, ham and cheese, paninis satisfy hearty appetites!
By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Dec 22, 2009

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb pork tenderloin, cut crosswise into 4 slices
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil-and-vinegar dressing
  • 2 teaspoons grated lime peel
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
  • 4 slices (1 oz each) provolone cheese (from deli)
  • 4 soft kaiser rolls, split
  • 8 thin slices (1 oz each) baked ham (from deli)
  • 3 tablespoons yellow mustard
  • 3 tablespoons dill pickle relish

Steps

  • 1
    Between pieces of plastic wrap, gently pound pork with flat side of meat mallet until very thin. Place in glass baking dish. In small bowl, mix dressing, lime peel and oregano. Spread over pork; turn pork to coat. Let stand while heating contact grill.
  • 2
    Heat closed medium-size contact grill for 5 minutes. Position drip tray to catch drippings. Place pork on grill. Close grill; cook 5 to 6 minutes or until no longer pink in center. Meanwhile, place cheese on cut sides of roll bottoms; top with ham, pleating to fit. Spread mustard and pickle relish on cut sides of bun tops. Place grilled pork on ham; place roll tops, relish sides down, on pork. Press down firmly on tops of sandwiches (sandwiches are thick).
  • 3
    Carefully wipe off grill plates; spray with cooking spray. Place sandwiches on grill. Carefully close grill so tops of rolls don’t slip off sandwiches. Gently press top of grill until sandwiches are compressed. Cook 3 to 4 minutes or until rolls are toasted and cheese is melted.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Large Cuban rolls or sandwich buns would also work for this recipe.
  • tip 2
    Mustard and dill pickles are traditional in Cuban pork sandwiches. If you don’t like either, you could substitute mayonnaise and sweet pickle relish, or omit the relish.

Nutrition

430 Calories, 19g Total Fat, 35g Protein, 31g Total Carbohydrate, 3g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
Calories
430
Calories from Fat
170
Total Fat
19g
29%
Saturated Fat
7g
36%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
75mg
25%
Sodium
1740mg
73%
Potassium
520mg
15%
Total Carbohydrate
31g
10%
Dietary Fiber
2g
8%
Sugars
3g
Protein
35g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
30%
30%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 4 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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