Simple Sundays | Cubano Breakfast Sandwich
The Cubano Breakfast Sandwich is epic in and of itself: salty roast pork, sliced thin, stacked together with smoked ham, Swiss cheese and pickles, all pressed together in buttery bread. But put an egg on it, and you’ve got the ultimate breakfast sandwich.
The Cubano Breakfast Sandwich is the ultimate egg sandwich recipe. It’s packed with salty roast pork, smoked ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, and of course, an egg.
Weekends are for eggy sandwiches. Sunny side up, yolks quivering, just waiting to be pierced (that is the best part, isn’t it?), squished between good bread, salty ham, and peppered with hot sauce. Just as pancakes and waffles are part of our weekend repertoire, egg sandwiches are just as loved, which makes me wonder why I’ve never devoted a post to them before.
Last weekend, I was away, which meant that there were no egg sandwiches, but I was in St. Helena (and I can’t wait to share more on that). And when in St. Helena, stopping at the Model Bakery is a must, for their heavenly, oh-so-buttery English muffins.
If you’ve never had an English muffin from Model Bakery, I urge you to try making it at home. The recipe is floating around the internets, and I am determined to try it myself one day. But for now, I am happy to get it straight from the source. I brought home a dozen – enough to surprise my family and some dear friends.
With fresh English muffins, my craving for a good egg sandwich had to be satisfied once I got home. The Cubano Breakfast Sandwich is epic in and of itself: salty roast pork, sliced thin, stacked together with smoked ham, Swiss cheese and pickles, all pressed together in buttery bread. But put an egg on it, and you’ve got the ultimate breakfast sandwich. Which makes for a pretty awesome Sunday.
ENJOYED THIS CUBANO BREAKFAST SANDWICH?
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Scottish Smoked Salmon Bagel with Scrambled Eggs
Baked Eggs with Asparagus and Peas
Asparagus, Ham and Kale Frittata
Apple Oatmeal Blender Waffles
Cubano Breakfast Sandwich
Ingredients
- 3 ounces roast pork sliced thin (see notes)
- 2 ounces smoked ham sliced thin
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 large egg
- 1 slice Swiss cheese
- 1 English muffin or good bread
- 1/2 tbsp butter softened to room temperature
- Dijon mustard to taste
- pickled pepperoncini stems removed and halved, or regular sandwich pickles
Instructions
- Preheat the broiler.
- In a griddle pan or cast iron pan, brown the roast pork and ham on both sides. While the meats are browning, heat oil in a small pan over medium low heat and gently cook the egg, sunny side up, until the whites are opaque but the yolk is still runny. Gently transfer egg and browned pork and ham to a plate lined with a paper towel to absorb any excess oil.
- Butter both sides of the English muffin with butter and Dijon mustard. Layer one half with the roast pork, ham, swiss cheese and pepperoncinis. Place the sandwich half under the broiler to melt the cheese, then immediately top with egg and the other half of the English muffin. Serve immediately.
Notes
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Comments
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This breakfast sandwich looks absolutely amazing! I haven’t heard of that bakery before. I don’t make it up to St. Helena too much but I make have to make the trip up there now. That looks so delicious!
Those English muffins look insanely good, and that egg is just perfection. Perfect breakfast sandwich combination here.
I think I’m having brinner tonight ; ) Just wow Liren. Pinned. xo
wow – that is a thing of beauty!
YUM! The perfect Sunday recipe!
YUM! I love Model Bakery English muffins. We were in Napa all weekend and I couldn’t convince the family to go with me. Next time I’m going to try this. Or, possibly make one at home. Thank you for the inspiration!
Wow do these look amazing!! It totally inspires me to try to make those english muffins!!
Ooey gooey sunny side up eggs in sandwiches make THE BEST food porn-y goodness. These look simply amazing (I actually made something similar this weekend for myself and it really is the perfect breakfast sandwich for the weekend!)
-Kelsey
That looks superb Liren, and brings back memories of a (now, sadly, closed) cafe that introduced the Cubano to this ignorant Aussie. They used to make it with slow cooked thick rashers of pork belly. Probably a bit much for breakfast, and not authentic I’m sure, but an amazing lunch!
Just my kind of breakfast sandwich! I might have to try and make those English muffins, they look delicious!
This looks absolutely stunning! I have to get my hands on some modal bakery English muffin! Lucky you :)
I’m a serial monogamist when it comes to breakfast – I usually stick to an egg or fruit in the morning. It definitely has been too long though since I made a sandwich like this for breakfast – so I have to soon!
Wow! What a sandwich, Liren…and that image is just pure food goodness! Can we meet for breakfast…I’ll bring the juice and coffee (or lattes), please bring those sandwiches! :)
I would love to meet for breakfast, Cristina, how can we make it happen!?