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
- Preheat both griddle and deep fryer to 350°F.
- Warm tortillas on griddle, flipping often, then wrap in foil to keep warm.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk mayonnaise and mustard until blended and combined. Reserve.
- Pour oil on preheated griddle and spread evenly. Place 3 small mounds of equal parts ham and Cuban style pork on the griddle.
- 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.
- While meat is cooking, spread a thin layer of mayonnaise mixture in each of the warmed tortillas.
- Fill tortillas with the cooked ham and pork mixture.
- Garnish each taco with pickle fries and fresh dill.
Recipe by Jeremy DeRango, Brands Sous Chef, Rosemont, IL
Serves 1