Recipe: The Very Best Cubano May Be the Sandwich You Make at Home; The Secret's in the Pork

A homemade Cubano may be a little lopsided, but the flavor of the slow-roasted pork is incomparable, especially when combined with sweet ham and melting Swiss cheese. A glass of blood orange juice brightens the richness of the sandwich.
I’m crazy about BLTs, especially the ones that have a roasted jalapeno tucked inside. And I’ve been known to inhale a muffuletta from Central Grocery in New Orleans.
But the sandwich I love the best is the Cubano, a basic compilation of slow-roasted pork, sweet ham, Swiss cheese, sour pickles and yellow mustard. Nothing fancy, that’s for sure. But it hits all the happy flavor notes: tangy, sweet, salty, spicy, meaty, and yes, cheesy.
And while I know the ultimate Cubano is somewhere out there, at the moment the one I love the best is the one I make at home. So I’m going to give you the recipe. But first, there are a couple of teeny tiny issues: namely the slow-roasted pork and the bread.






