Cuban Sandwich with Mustard-Mayo Sauce
Recipe Facts
Difficulty:
easy ◉◎◎◎◎
Serves:
4 people
Preparation time:
⧗ individual
Grilling time:
⧗ individual
Grill(s) & Equipment:
• Grill with griddle, cloche
Ingredients
• 8 large slices of whole-wheat toast
• 8 tsp butter
• 4 slices of processed cheese
• 4 slices of chili cheddar
• 4 slices of ham
• 8 slices of cured or roast pork
• 16 cucumber slices
• 12 tomato slices
• 4 large lettuce leaves (alternatively several baby leaf lettuce leaves)
For the mustard-mayo sauce:
• 5 tbsp mayonnaise
• 3 tbsp Kremser mustard (alternatively sweet mustard as desired)
• 2 tbsp tarragon mustard (alternatively Dijon mustard)
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Preparation
➊ For the mustard-mayo sauce, mix all ingredients, then spread on one side of each toast slice.
➋ Top half of the buttered toasts first with lettuce and then with ham. Place 4 cucumber slices and 2 tomato slices on top of each.
➌ Then layer processed cheese, roast pork slices, and chili cheddar in order. Finally, top with the remaining toast slices, spread side down.
➍ Next, generously butter the outside of the toasts and grill the sandwiches – or first melt the butter on the plancha or griddle over moderate heat and fry the Cuban sandwiches on both sides. It is advisable not to use too high heat here to warm the filling thoroughly without burning the bread from the outside. If you have a cloche, you can place it over the individual toasts to ensure better heat distribution.
Recipe by Adi Matzek
Adi Matzek is one of Austria's most renowned grill and BBQ experts. The master butcher, meat sommelier, and two-time grill world champion from Waldviertel in Lower Austria opened the country's first grill and barbecue school in 2003.
More at https://grillschule.at/
Recipe from FIRE&FOOD Issue 01/2026
