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Pan con Lechon

Pan Con Lechón (Cuban Roast Pork Sandwich)

Chef's Pencil Staff
Tender shredded pork roast in a delicious and traditional Cuban sandwich.
4.91 from 90 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine Cuban
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

For the sandwich:

  • 2 loaves Cuban bread (or French/Italian bread)
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 pound leftover cooked roast pork
  • 1 onion thinly sliced
  • 4 tablespoons mojo sauce

For the mojo sauce:

  • 1 cup sour orange juice
  • 1 head garlic cloves peeled
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 12 black peppercorns
  • oregano

Instructions
 

How to Make Mojo sauce:

  • Take the garlic, salt pepper and oregano and crush them to a paste using a mortar and pestle (or a food processor).
    Pour some of the sour orange juice little by little to loosen the paste. A good substitute for sour orange juice is a mix of orange juice (2 parts) and 1 part lemon juice and one part lime juice.
  • If working with a mortar and pestle, you'll need to work in batches, so scoop out the paste and continue with the rest of the garlic cloves and spices until finished.
  • Once all the ingredients have been mixed, let it sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.

How to Make the Sandwich:

  • Coat a frying pan in some cooking oil and place over medium heat. Get your pork meat slices and place them in the pan. Leave them for a couple of minutes on each side, or if you like them crispier, fry for longer according to your taste.
  • Slice the bread loaves in half and butter each side. Shred the pork pieces and add the meat in an even layer on the bottom half of the bread. Layer a generous amount of thinly sliced onion on top and add a few dollops of delicious mojo sauce.
  • Slice the sandwich in half diagonally and serve. If you'd like it ward, finish the sandwich using a sandwich press, though typically this sandwich is served at room temperature and is not pressed.

Enjoy!

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