Cuban Press Recipe

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Cuban Press
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Directions:

  1. Preheat sandwich press (see note below if you do not have a sandwich press).
  2. Cut bread loaf into 6-inch long pieces. Spread cut sides of bread with butter if desired, or mustard, or both.
  3. On the bottom slices of bread, layer sandwiches with generous portions of pickles, pork, ham, and cheese, in that order.
  4. Place top bread slices on sandwiches, and coat both top and bottom bread slices (outer surfaces) with vegetable cooking spray.
  5. Grill the sandwich for 4 to 5 minutes (2 to 3 minutes per side if using skillet and an iron pan for weight), or until bread is golden brown, cheese is melted, and sandwich is flattened.
  6. Cut each sandwich on the diagonal and serve with plantain chips.
  7. NOTE: Home cooks often have to improvise as many don't own sandwich presses. A waffle iron, panini grill, George Foreman grill, or bacon press will work. People have been known to cook the sandwich in a skillet and press it with a heated cast-iron frying pan or even a heated brick wrapped in aluminum foil.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 162.27 Kcal (679 kJ)
Calories from fat 94.9 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.54g 16%
Cholesterol 40.61mg 14%
Sodium 336.35mg 14%
Potassium 72.28mg 2%
Total Carbs 4.8g 2%
Sugars 0.18g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.5g 2%
Protein 7.89g 16%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 145.5mg 15%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 283.11 Kcal (1185 kJ)
Calories from fat 165.58 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.4g 16%
Cholesterol 70.85mg 14%
Sodium 586.84mg 14%
Potassium 126.11mg 2%
Total Carbs 8.37g 2%
Sugars 0.32g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.87g 2%
Protein 13.76g 16%
Iron 0.3mg 1%
Calcium 253.9mg 15%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 4
    Points
  • 4
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

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