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Medianoche

Medianoche/meh-dee-ah-NOH-cheh/
Also known as: Midnight Sandwich
Medianoche
About this dish

A pressed Cuban sandwich on sweet egg bread, filled with ham, roast pork, cheese, and pickles.

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Ingredients
🥖4 soft egg bread rolls
🥓200g ham, sliced
🐷200g roast pork, sliced
🧀150g Swiss cheese, sliced
Method
Serves 4
1
Split the sweet egg bread rolls lengthwise.
2
Layer ham, roast pork, Swiss cheese, and pickles inside.
3
Spread mustard on the bread.
4
Press the sandwich in a hot sandwich press until the cheese melts.
5
Cut in half and serve warm.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

The medianoche, meaning 'midnight,' is a Cuban sandwich traditionally eaten late at night after a night out, made on soft egg bread rather than Cuban bread.

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