When Pork Loin Gets Boring, Make a Sandwich

[Okiejoebronco25]

Been craving a great Cubano and not the easiest thing to find good or at all in South Jersey. So I wung-it. Made a heavy citrus brine and put the loin in overnight. Picked up a partial baked ham. Rubbed pork in a Mojo rub as well as ham. Smoked loin @250 about 2 hours till 140 with a chunk of cherry. Pulled and warmed ham in smoker. A perfect roll, swiss, spicy mustard and pickle then grilled under press to flatten and toast roll. Absolutely delicious.

 

[jcam222]

Nothing like a good Cuban!

 

[Heating raw meat]

That looks delicious! I wish this website could convey the aroma.

 

[JLinza]

That looks quite tasty

 

[indaswamp]

Good looking ham....and Cuban! Anyone that will go the length to make their own ham cause they got a hankerin for a Cuban sandwich deserves a feature IMO..congratulations.

 

[Okiejoebronco25]

Good looking ham....and Cuban! Anyone that will go the length to make their own ham cause they got a hankerin for a Cuban sandwich deserves a feature IMO..congratulations.

No, for the record it was a store-bought ham. I just feel like lunchmeat ham doesn’t cut it. I just took a store-bought ham added a little Moho seasoning and reheated it on the smoker, but I’ll take the credit. The sandwich was amazing and well worth the effort.

 

[DRKsmoking]

Nice smoke on the meats and the sandwich looks great.

Well done

David

 

[kilo charlie]

Congratulations on the Feature! Looks tasty! Tell us more about this citrus brine

 

[Okiejoebronco25]

Congratulations on the Feature! Looks tasty! Tell us more about this citrus brine

Just kind of wung it with a little AI help, Here is ingredients. I substituted 2 cut up limes and one orange for the juice and added one chopped jalapeño.

 

[Hijack73]

That Kentucky Legend ham was one I'd eat before I started rolling my own. I'm picky about ham and it is pretty good.

Looks great. Nice knifework on the loin!

 

[kilo charlie]

Just kind of wung it with a little AI help, Here is ingredients. I substituted 2 cut up limes and one orange for the juice and added one chopped jalapeño. View attachment 737823

Thank you for sharing!

 

[KonaRich]

Nothing like a good Cuban!

I'd smoke one with some fine bourbon right after I finished that sandwich!

 

[bigfurmn]

Damn I want one. Looks so good.

 

[KonaRich]

Damn I want one. Looks so good.

Any kind of hardy roll can be used, like a Kaiser roll. Also, Italian bread baked in a long form rather than round form works. Build the sammie, press it down with your hand, put it on a buttered griddle set to medium heat, and use an aluminum foil covered brick (that's how actual Cubans do it) to hold it down. Flip once to toast the other side, and eat, preferably with a quality beer! :D

 

[forktender]

Kill'er looking sandwiches.
When I get bored with pork loin, I slice it 1/2" thick pound it out to 1/4" with a meat hammer, or wine bottle whichever is closer, dip in egg then cracker meal and fry in light evoo. So good, but after seeing this post you gave me another great way to use up some inexpensive loin meat.
Thank you.
Dan.