Traeger Cuban Sandwich
You have to try this Cuban sandwich stuffed with pulled pork, ham, cheese and then smoked to perfection
Equipment
- 1 Smoker
Ingredients
- 1 loaf French bread sliced in half lengthwise
- 2 cups leftover pulled pork
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 1 whole lime zest and juice
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cracked black pepper
- ½ pound peppered deli ham thinly sliced
- ¼ pound deli sliced baby Swiss cheese
- ¼ cup stone ground Dijon mustard
- 10-12 slices sandwich style dill pickles
- ½ cup fresh cilantro chopped
Instructions
Step 1: Preheat Your Traeger
- Preheat your Traeger to medium, which is around 275°F -300°F. Allow the grill to preheat while you butter the cut sides of your bread.
Step 2: Prep Your Bread
- Prep the bread. Place the bread, buttered side down, directly on your grill grate and cook for 2-4 minutes until evenly toasted.
- Remove to a large cutting board that has been covered with a large piece of heavy duty aluminum foil.
- Place a large, heavy pan in your grill and close the lid. The pan will preheat while you prepare your sandwich.
Step 3: Heat Your Pork
- Heat the pork. In a large sauté pan, combine the pork, orange juice, lime zest and juice, oregano, red pepper flakes, cumin, onion powder, salt and black pepper.
- Warm over medium heat until the sauce is evenly distributed throughout the pork and everything is warmed through.
Step 4: Build the Sandwiches
- Layer the mustard, pickles, cheese, ham, and pork across the toasted sides of the bread.
- Press the halves of the bread together and wrap as tightly as you can with the foil.
Step 5: Cook the Sandwiches
- Turn the temperature of your grill down to low and let the sandwich get all toasty and the cheese melted.
- Check the sandwich after about 10 minutes.
- Cool and serve. Allow the sandwich to cool for 5-10 minutes before slicing into individual servings.
- Top with chopped cilantro.