bread recipe from King Arthur

mojo pork recipe from Serious Eats. I made a 9lb shoulder, so I vacuum sealed half of the meat and froze it.

Pretty satisfied with how the bread came out.

six Pan Cubano rolls cooling on a wire rack

Kendrick has forever made making sandwiches more enjoyable. Not pictured, buttered the outside of the bread before assembly began.

a bread loaf sliced in half with mustard spread on both sides

Pickled jalepeño, pickles.

the next layer of the sandwich, sliced pickled jalepeños on one half, sliced dill pickles on the other half

Swiss.

the next layer of the sandwich, sliced swiss cheese on both halves

Guanciale, omelette, mojo marinade.

the next layer of the sandwich, cooked guanciale bacon on one half, a two egg omelette on the other half. some mojo marinade is spread on top of the omelette.

Pork.

the next layer of the sandwich, shredded pork shoulder was added to one half of the sandwich

Grill press!

the sandwich halves are combined. the sandwich is cooked in a cast iron pan with a grill press on top

All done. I saved half of this for later, it is a pretty hefty sandwich. Not pictured: I also made some pretty excellent black beans on the day I made the pork, will probably have a cup of those with the leftover half-sandwich for dinner or something.

a cross-section of the final plated sandwich, with a peeled mandarin orange in the foreground

Notes: I would try something different for a spicy note. The pickled jalepeños were good, but not quite right. Earlier in the week I had pickled red onions on one sandwich and liked the sweet note that added. I don't get enough excuses to use the grill press, this bread was just the right amount of sturdy but squishy. The cheese did a great job functioning as glue to hold everything together.

Bonus unrelated photos. A new coffee/tea mug I just received as a gift. Has a steeper basket. I had a nice roibos chai. I like the wooden handle.

A ceramic coffee mug with a wooden handle. The mug is black with a dark green waves and mountains pattern along the bottom.

Two dogs who did not help at all.

two dogs taking a nap on a dog bed