Cuban Paradise Serves 4 Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Cuban Paradise is made with kalua pork, pickled cucumber and red onions, and sweet pineapple. The ham is kissed with pineapple juice. The cheese is creamy and gooey. Koop’s Düsseldorf Mustard pairs well with the pork flavors. 🍖 1 package quarter sliced hickory ham 🍍 6 oz. can pineapple juice 🐖 2 - 12 oz. container kalua pork 🧅 ½ red onion, thinly sliced 🥒 6 mini cucumbers, thinly sliced lengthwise 🍍 ½ pineapple, peeled, quartered, and thinly sliced 🌱 1 bunch cilantro, chopped 12 oz bottle seasoned rice vinegar 🥖 1 loaf 6”-wide French bread 4 tbsp Koops’ Düsseldorf Mustard 🧈 8 tsp unsalted butter 🧀 8 oz sliced smoked provolone 🧀 8 oz sliced swiss 1. Heat sandwich press pan on medium heat. 2. Soak ham slices in pineapple juice. Set aside for 15 minutes. 3. Prep red onion, cucumbers, cilantro, and pineapple. Soak red onion and cucumber in rice vinegar for 15 minutes. 4. Warm up kalua pork in microwave for 1-3 minutes. Pull pork and remove bones and fat. Set aside. 5. Heat frying pan to medium heat. 6. Cut rounded ends off French bread loaf. Cut loaf into 4 squares. Split each square in half horizontally. 7. Spread butter on top and underneath the bottom of slice of bread. Toast tops of bread for 1 minute and set aside. Lightly brown inside of bottom slice and set aside. 8. Spread mustard on top of the bottom slice of bread. 9. Layer cheeses on top of mustard. 10.Drain onions, cucumbers, and pineapple. Set aside. 11. In frying pan, brown ham. Layer 3 slices of browned ham on top of cheese. 12.Warm up kalua pork in microwave for 2 minutes. 13. Place 4 oz. of kalua pork on top of ham. 14.Layer red onion, cucumbers, pineapple, and cilantro on top of kalua pork. 15.Place top of bread on top of kalua pork and place in sandwich press. Press for 2 minutes until bread is browned. Place on cutting board to cool. 16.Slice each sandwich in half diagonally (ending up with 2 triangles) and serve. #koops #koopsmustard #recipecontest #cuban #cubano #paradise #hawaiian #fusion #sandwich #delicious #foodpics #foodlover #cookingtogether #wecook #homecooking #homecooked https://www.instagram.com/p/CDbyC4vj2AS/?igshid=w80mljq9ea7w