cuban-taco
Appetizers

Cubano Tacos with Pickle Fries

Ingredients

  • 9 ea. Monarch® Pickle Fry, cooked
  • 3 ea. 4.5" White Corn Tortillas
  • 2 T Chef's Line® Whole Egg Cage-Free Mayonnaise
  • 3 T Monarch Yellow Mustard
  • 1/2 oz. Roseli® Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Canola Blend 50/50
  • 2 oz. Metro Deli® Boneless D-Shaped Fire-Smoked Ham, shaved
  • 2 oz. Metro Deli Swiss Cheese Loaf, Grade A, shredded
  • 2 oz. Metro Deli Boneless Cuban Seasoned Pork, shaved
  • 3 sprigs Cross Valley Farms® Fresh Dill

PREPARATION

  1. Preheat both griddle and deep fryer to 350°F.
  2. Warm tortillas on griddle, flipping often, then wrap in foil to keep warm.
  3. In a small mixing bowl, whisk mayonnaise and mustard until blended and combined. Reserve.
  4. Pour oil on preheated griddle and spread evenly. Place 3 small mounds of equal parts ham and Cuban style pork on the griddle.
  5. Allow meat mixture to caramelize before flipping. Once flipped, top each mound of meat with shredded Swiss cheese. Allow for cheese to melt before removing from griddle.
  6. While meat is cooking, spread a thin layer of mayonnaise mixture in each of the warmed tortillas.
  7. Fill tortillas with the cooked ham and pork mixture.
  8. Garnish each taco with pickle fries and fresh dill.

Recipe by Jeremy DeRango, Brands Sous Chef, Rosemont, IL
Serves 1