Cubanos with Black Bean Soup

Roast pork for dinner on one night generally means we will be having Cubanos (Cuban Sandwiches) for dinner the next night.  I really like this sandwich and you must use good roasted pork to make it.  The sandwich consists of roast pork, sliced ham, Swiss cheese, thinly sliced dill pickles and grainy Dijon mustard.  I have read of others including Genoa Salami too.  Once assembled, the bread is toasted in a sandwich press similar to a Panini.

For each sandwich spread the insides of both halves of a split Kaiser Roll with grainy Dijon mustard.   Pile on the pork, ham, cheese and pickles.   Spread the outside of the bottom half of the Kaiser roll with a little softened butter and the outside of the top half of the roll (this is like making a grilled cheese sandwich).  I don’t have a Panini press so I use the iron skillet and the lid of a pan to press it into the pan.  Since I’m using this method, I wait until the bottom is grilled before I butter the top.  Once the bottom has a good browning, I butter the top, flip, press and gill the top.  Once the sandwich is good and toasted and the cheese has melted it is done.  Enjoy while still hot.

http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/black_bean_soup.html.

We had the sandwiches with Black Bean Soup.  I used the Eating Well’s recipe.  I changed it a little by using Chicken Stock in place of the Water called for and adding in some garlic powder and onion powder.  It is delish topped with the optional sour cream and chopped cilantro.