You don't need a panini machine to make these; use the low-tech method of weighting the sandwiches with a baking pan filled with canned goods. If you're making just one or two sandwiches at a time, you can cook them in a skillet and top them with another skillet weighted with cans.
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This has become a family tradition for leftover turkey. Chili sauce, mint, and lime juices are a nice break from heavy thanksgiving meals.
I decided to take the advice of another reviewer and made these with the pork tenderloin cubano (recipe is on this site). That recipe was fabulous, and substituting in the pork and provolone on this sandwich was outstanding. The mayos are delicious and so simple. This will be a keeper.
Um, in a word, no! This is not a Cuban. Cuban (French if you must) bread, mustard, pickle, sweet ham, roast pork, Swiss cheese; in that order. Some use butter also, but never, ever, mayo!
this is such a great recipe. I first discovered it while still in high school, and with a few modifications, it has since become one of my standard sandwiches. Of course, as my fellow reviewers have pointed out, this is not a TRUE Cuban sandwich, but it is nonetheless delicious. I just add the spicy component (for me, usually a chili garlic sauce) right to the mint mayo to keep things easy, and because I rarely prepare a whole turkey (I'm a college student), I'll just use good deli turkey and/or ham.
This is now the favorite post-Thanksgiving sandwich in our house. The contrasts of mint and hot sauce are simply delicious.
The sandwich is great and everyone loves it. Just takes a little while but worth it!
I have made these sandwiches twice now, and will be making them again for friends on superbowl sunday. Instead of using turkey, however I make the pork tenderloin cubano (from this site) the day before. Also, it MUST have a pickle. A keeper in our house!!
I can see how this sandwich might be delicious, but my fellow Cuban "foodsleuth" is correct, this is no way, no how, Cuban. Please call it what it is...a panini (and defintely try the strawberry jam variety he/she mentioned as well- bien rico! Bien hecho primo/a! =))
I simplified it-made it with only hot sauce-mayo mix, and did not grill it since I hate heated mayo. But it was extremely tasty and simple. A winner. Someday Ill try to follow the whole recipe.
I am Cuban and have never heard of this sandwich. Cubans as a rule like to use spices, but not HOT spices or sauces. A Cuban turkey sandwich would probably have cheese and pickles, but never a hot sauce and mint. Also, we will use ham with roasted pork and a mojo sauce as in the Sandwich Cubano or a Medianoche, but never with turkey. The most famous and popular Cuban turkey sandwich is called an Elena Rus (named after the young deburante that came up with the idea) - thin fresh turkey slices, cream cheese and strawberry jam on toasted bread. Believe it or not, it is delicious