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Cuban Mojo Pork Sandwiches

Name: Cuban Mojo Pork Sandwiches
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Cuban
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb pork tenderloin; 1/2 cup orange juice; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 6 cloves garlic, grated; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 4 Cuban or hoagie rolls (3 oz each); 3 oz thinly sliced deli ham; 4 slices Swiss cheese; 2 oz dill pickle slices; 2 tablespoons yellow mustard; cooking spray

Garlic-citrus pork, ham, Swiss and pickles, pressed.

50 min total25 min activeMakes 4 sandwiches

High-proteinMethod in Pro

Mojo is the garlicky sour-orange marinade at the heart of Cuban roast pork. Orange and lime juice stand in for sour orange, and a lean tenderloin roasts in twenty minutes instead of hours. Pressed with ham, Swiss, pickles and mustard, it turns into the classic sandwich.

Ingredients

For 4 sandwiches.

Mojo pork

1 1/2 lb pork tenderloin
1/2 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
6 cloves garlic, grated
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon olive oil

Sandwiches

4 Cuban or hoagie rolls (3 oz each)
3 oz thinly sliced deli ham
4 slices Swiss cheese
2 oz dill pickle slices
2 tablespoons yellow mustard
cooking spray

Method

Whisk the orange and lime juice, garlic, cumin, oregano and oil. Coat the pork and marinate 15 minutes in the fridge while the oven heats to 425°F.
Roast the pork on a foil-lined pan for 18 to 22 minutes until 145°F in the thickest part. Rest 5 minutes, then slice thin.
Oven 425°F145°F inside

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Tips

Press the sandwiches under a heavy pan; a flat, crisp crust is the point.
Leftover mojo pork is great in rice bowls and tacos.

Food photo is AI-generated to show the finished dish. Recipe written with AI and checked by our QA process; nutrition computed from USDA data.

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