The Best Tampa-Style Cuban Sandwiches
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- Make Tampa-Style Cuban Sandwiches at home that rival the prizewinners at the International Cuban Sandwich Festival.
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I really enjoyed the series you folks did a few years back perfecting the Cuban sandwich recipe. The person who worked it out was really great to watch. Sad to hear she left the company shortly after it aired.
Cecelia Jenkins. I believe the video is still on their channel.
@@leester9487 THAT is her name! Yes, the series was really worth the time investment. Well worth a watch.
When Cecelia left, she went back to school and earned her MBA.
@@sandrah7512 I remember reading something like that. I hope she has tremendous success in her career.
Hope she gets residuals for it.
I grew up near Tampa and lived in the city for many years. Loved the Columbia Restaurant and loved good Cubans! These look delicious :)
*Cuban cuisine is ridiculously delicious.*
Even the white rice is so delicious. I moved from Miami to Orlando and I miss Cuban food so badly 😭
I had one in Tampa over 20 years ago and never forgot it!
Love seeing Bryan go all over the country. Go Bryan!!
My first Cuban sandwich was at the Columbia Resturant in Ybor while I was visiting Tampa for work. Still the best Cuban I've ever eaten.
I make them with leftovet Puerto Rican pernil and its amazing!!!! Personallly love their pernil it's the best!!!!
Respect to the Cuban from the land of the po'boy and muff. I've been looking to have a Cuban here for my birthday. It's a ten dollar sandwich. And since the same place is 5 dollars for a quarter muff, I'm adding it that on, too.
When I say people, I mean you. Too funny! love humor in the kitchen.
That long, sharp diagonal cut is a must to be authentic. For some reason, it makes that first bite fantastic. I’m not opposed to the salami (Tampa style), but I grew up in S. Fla, so I’m used to the Miami style.
Great on-the-scene preamble to the traditional how-to video. Excellent video, ATK!
There are some sandwiches that you remember when/where you were when you ate your first one.
The CZcams documentary on the development of this recipe shows the incredible amount of work that can go into the recipes that ATK/ CC give us, and why they just work if you follow directions. Respect to Cecelia Jenkins for this one. Also can't forget Bryan Roof and his vision of the perfect Cuban sandwich. This recipe requires planning and an investment in time. Hard to justify for a sandwich or 2, but doable for a small group of friends. Yea, I will definitely be making this.
This will definitely be a labor of love, but the end results will be worth it!!! Looks like I know what I'm doing this weekend!!😋😋😋
Lo mas lindo ! Un sandwich cubano😆
Heading to Tampa tomorrow, The Columbia, will be our first meal for a Cuban.
Just got back from Key West and all the food was so wonderful. But by far my favorite was a Cuban Sandwich we had from a tiny little place. I will learn how to master this because I simply can't wait until I travel back to Florida for my next one!
Absolutely love the history/background segment at the beginning!
OMG I can't believe it only takes two weeks to make!
I know, right? Would still be worth the time if it took a month! YUM!
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What? Where did you see them say it takes two weeks?
@@ChefChrisDay sarcasm…
That's got to be the best comment. But the sandwich is incredible
Luce riquísimo
Outstanding sandwich just made!
nothing better than a cuban sandwich and a blunt ❤
Oh yum!! I can’t wait for a bite!!!
Cecelia (hope I spelled that right) did this recipe 3 years ago. I watched the series where she worked out how to do this in your kitchen.
That really looks like an outstanding sandwich. Thank you for sharing!
And it is. My favorite sandwich ever!
I love Cuban sandwiches that sandwich looks delicious.
Hi! Long time subscriber and lover of the Cuban sandwich! Your version looks amazing! Thanks ATK.
I love that at the end she was so close to taking another bite but then stopped to do the outro.
Cuba is beautiful
This was fun. I LOVE Columbia Restaurant and miss their Cuban.
The restaurant looks beautiful!
I love Cuban sandwiches 🥪 ❤ I get mine here in San Diego from a Cuban restaurant that is ran by a Cuban native 💕 love the guava and cheese pastries too 💕💕
Yes!!!!! Going to pull out my pork from the freezer RIGHT now
I'm really glad the lady was there to say "OK" because otherwise I wouldn't be sure if it was a good idea or not.
He wore it to be seen, so I’ll go ahead and acknowledge the Rolex at 11:56.
The bread recipe is really good substituting margarine for the lard. Used a bread machine dough setting and then proceeded as he did.
I love this! Brian is such a cutie pie!
Love the cuban
Delicious Cuban Sandwich 🔝
Cuban Sandwich is the best!
A Forman grill with the flat side of the plates work’s awesome
Awesome ❤🙏
I live in Tampa and I'm close to a La Segunda bakery so getting the bread is not an issue, but I've got to make this sandwich from scratch!
Aawww I reallllly loved this ❤❤❤❤❤❤
the original Kool Korner in atlanta ga on 10th street had the best cuban sandwich in the us by far lldefonso and lucia ramirez man do i miss this place
I grew up in tampa bay..always loved those cuban sammies.
Me too. Let’s see if these hold up to the original.
@@bettywight9401they do. It's the same with salami. It blends soo well. Some places used roast beef instead of salami & that is amazing
Yummy!
With a tropical drink papaya,guabana,mamey and so on I'm feeling Cuban already
Great video. Lived in Miami for five years. Simple ingredients but hard to get the bread north of Florida. Tried to reproduce many times with many breads and finally found Jimmy John's day-old-bread for fifty cents that comes very close.
I don't do the moko sauce part, but I've made this recipe of yours maybe a couple dozen times! It is tied for first place with my homemade hot pastrami on homemade rye, as my all time favorite sandwich. The roast and the pan cubano are stand alone recipes. I've used the pan cubano in a smaller version for Chicago dogs. So good.
I got the recipe from the original series where the chef went above and beyond, moved heaven and earth to get it right. Two or three day process to make the roast and the pan cubano, but so worth it.
a close competitor is the Mufaletta from New Orleans from Central Grocery
The Cubano is one of my absolute favorite sandwiches! Good ones are hard to come by here. And I know this is probably going to upset some people but we sometimes like to make them on tortillas ala quesadilla form. We serve the mustard as a dipping sauce on the side.
That sounds delicious.
Not a bad idea if someone is trying for less bread in their diet.
The Shame
Hey my hometown across the bay!
15:06 I grew up in Tampa, and mayonaise and mustard was always put on Cuban sandwiches.
Hi ATK
Salutations from California
I really enjoyed this episode! I enjoyed that he went on location to research the Cuban sandwich and then came back to recreate it. I hope there are many more of these kind of videos to come! Very very good! 👏👏👏
Bryan's great and does go on the road to search out local cuisine as part of his job. But these recipes (bread, mojo pork and Cuban sandwich) were developed for Cook's Country by his former colleague Cecelia Jenkins in 2019 after an earlier trip Bryan made to Ybor City. ATK turned Cecelia's path to developing the recipes into a six--part CZcams series called "The Test Cook". Here's a link to a supercut of that series: czcams.com/video/_7XYsrganC4/video.html
Looks delicious - not sure I could dedicate an afternoon to making a sandwich though. Might have to find a bakery for the bread.
Fascinating! Like pizza, the Cuban sandwich is totally American, a mish-mash of different cultures that uniquely comes together only in America.
This is hard-core, even down to making the bread.
This Cuban sandwich recipe was featured in a six-part series ATK did three years ago called "The Test Cook" featuring former Cook's Country Senior Editor Cecelia Jenkins who developed the recipes . Here's the 45 minute supercut: czcams.com/video/_7XYsrganC4/video.html
Cuban bread is hard to find in many areas. If I go through the effort, I'll make a bunch.
The secret to a good cuban is a good sweet ham (boars head) and a fresh roasted porkbutt and you gotta pair that purdy Thang with a deviled crab and some Texaspete/krystal or some vinegar forward hotsauce and the bread has to come from only 2 bakeries #1 is off florida Ave and hillsborough
Oh hell... bring on the fighting!!
This was simply an excuse for Brian Roof to go on holiday😂😂
God damn I’m hungry now
Yes!!
I think I’ll just go to Cubanidad in Las Vegas. They make both the Miami and Tampa versions of the Cuban sandwich.
I live in Miami. I could buy one on almost any corner.
I'm from Miami, i prefer the croqueta preparada sandwich, it's basically the same sandwich but they use sweet bread vs cuban and croquetas vs salami.
The Cubano is a dammmn good sammich!
I had a good Cuban friend Yolanda Sitges who lived in Queens Village, Queens. I put her name here cause she was a good lady. I know you’re in heaven now Yolanda.
I grew up in Tampa in the 50s & 60s and tradition Cuban sandwiches in Tampa are NOT pressed. Pressed Cuban sandwiches are more of a Miami thing. They also do not use pulled pork, only sliced. Still, a Cuban sandwich in any of its manifestations is a beautiful thing.
What’s the temperature to bake the bread? Looks so good!
"heat oven to 450 degrees.
Cover loaves with inverted disposable pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Using tongs, remove disposable pan and continue to bake until loaves are light golden brown and centers register 210 degrees, 10 to 12 minutes longer."
ATK,,HELLO,I HAVE ONLY HAD CUBAN SANDWICHES,IN WEST NEW YORK,BERGEN COUNTY,NJ. VERY GOOD,IN THE Cuban area,,,,,,,,🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I grew up in that area
I used to get the ‘sandwich cubano’ in Union City, NJ - another Cuban-American community. No salami.
Mexico loves the Cuban sandwich extra mustard please
Miami makes the best Cubanos
It all looks delicious, BUT-what is the
baking temperature for the bread??
Is it the same as for the roast?!
I can't wait to make it but I need the
right oven temperature!!!!
PLEASE HELP!!!! Thanks in advance!
PS: Brian & Bridget totally ROCK!!!!
"heat oven to 450 degrees.
Cover loaves with inverted disposable pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Using tongs, remove disposable pan and continue to bake until loaves are light golden brown and centers register 210 degrees, 10 to 12 minutes longer."
La Segunda bakery in Ybor has the best Tampa Cubano!
I agree, they are really good. But I’m not paying $13 for a Cuban when I can get them from other good places for half the cost. West Tampa Sandwich shop is amazing!
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For anyone who hasn't seen it, this is a supercut of ATK's "six-part series "The Test Cook" featuring former Cook's Country Senior Editor Cecelia Jenkins developing the Cuban sandwich recipe for CC in 2019. You'll likely be exhausted and hungry by the end: czcams.com/video/_7XYsrganC4/video.html
The process looks grueling, but I've made many ATK recipes before, and so many of them come out amazing. It's no wonder why with all of that work
Thank you for the link. I was heading to bed, but got hooked and had to watch it to the end.
El mixto Cubano
There are only 3 sandwiches that I enjoy. Cuban, Rubin, and Roast beef. Keep the rest, I'm all set! 😊
binders never hurt nobody
Great recipe on the bread but as usual you forgot to tell us the baking temp for the bread.
"heat oven to 450 degrees.
Cover loaves with inverted disposable pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Using tongs, remove disposable pan and continue to bake until loaves are light golden brown and centers register 210 degrees, 10 to 12 minutes longer."
Bryan is quite fit
And delicious as a Cubano!
what was the oven temp for baking the bread?
"heat oven to 450 degrees.
Cover loaves with inverted disposable pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Using tongs, remove disposable pan and continue to bake until loaves are light golden brown and centers register 210 degrees, 10 to 12 minutes longer."
There was a big Italian influence in Your City also. Hence the salami.
To the woman who said, I want to taste the sandwich, not the hot, 👍👍
9:55
I had been gone from Tampa since before the pandemic. I came back this week, and that was the first thing I got. But I went to Coco's by the port like real men do not no Fufu tourists.
The only thing I can tell you, being Cuban born and raised in Miami since the age of 3, is? This bread is very difficult to master. There is something that must of went wrong, (though it was still probably delicious?) Cuban bread done right is stone white inside and super soft..and the outside is super pale beige color, & not browned like a French loaf? That's one, now second the Cuban sandwich made in every Cuban shop in Miami & Tampa is made with thin sliced roasted Leg of Pork. The Pork butt is a good choice if you're into doing a variation? But not true to the recipe in either of the 2 Cities? I do applaud you for still slicing it as thin as you could...🙂 Now, the salami you know know is a Tampa thing...that's neither here nor there? No big deal. Cos I like the two variations. The Mayo is an acceptable choice, cos it does help add moisture? And the MOJO, btw is something I like to do personally at home when I make mine, so your good in that choice. It's actually very welcome!🇨🇺 It's a shame the Cuban bread is so hard to get just right...🤔(that bread you made looked yellow on TV?) Idk if the colors were off,or what? Lol But I'm glad you guys enjoyed it..regardless!🥂
Are Cuban sandwiches different in different parts of Florida? I had one in Dayton and enjoyed it, but I thought they were all the same.
As they said in video, some of the differences between Miami style and Tampa style, yes they're different. The one you had in Dayton was probably a poor facsimile of Cuban sandwich. I've seen them made with French or Italian bread instead of Cuban loaf! (sacrilege)
There's primarily two styles: Tampa and Miami. The primary difference is the salami that is on the Tampa version. And unlike the video's reference to Miami being more open to ingredients, Miami Cuban restaurants tend to be pretty insistent that adding salami makes it no longer a Cuban sandwich.
@@Mike-rx5uu Thanks I must have had a Miami style because I don’t remember the salami. Pulled pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard is what I remember, but it was a few years ago, but I would think if it had salami I would have remembered.
@@Mike-rx5uu Thank you Miami - miss YOUR Cubano sandwiches. Save the salami for the Italian sandwich I will have some other time - not on my Cubano (don't care what Tampa says).
@@Mike-rx5uu @jbjacobs9514 The sandwich was crafted in Tampa's Y'bor City by cigar factory workers. It was a mixture of Cuban, Italian, Spanish, and German immigrants. The Cubans made the bread and mojo pork, the Italians added the salami, Spanish the ham, and Germans brought the mustard, pickles and Swiss cheese. Why ignore the Italian influence? Would it be the same sandwich without ham? How about forgetting the mustard, pickles or cheese? Miami can do whatever they want, but it isn't an authentic Cubano without salami.
But what about the palmetto frond?
hi
I Sous Vide a lot. I would love to do the pork butt sous vide. Any thoughts on time, temperature & finishing technique?
Pan fry for a few minutes. The pork should be juicy on the inside but have a slight crust.
71* C - 24 hrs. Press overnight. Slice and roast in brown butter
Why not brush the spread on both bread slices?
More isn't always better. Knowing ATK I'm one hundred percent sure they tried it and decided it was better on one side.
Cuban bread is very light. Too much sauce would soak the bread, making it soggy. In addition, the assembled sandwich goes into a press, so sauces on both sides could easily cause everything to start sliding.
It would mess up the perfect balance of flavors.
Fill the Dutch Oven almost half full with water
Bring it to a boil
The heat will save you from having to flip the
Sandwiches
Over when toasting.
What about the butter? Plus the pan on the stove is likely going to be a lot hotter than a 212°F (and falling) Dutch Oven.
Every day ATK strays from easy recipes to complicated recipes you just watch but never make.
So... Bread, meat, cheese, mustard?
And pickles. Such a good sandwich!
I thought palmetto leaves were used when baking Cuban bread. I'm not critiquing, just curious.
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