Midnight Sandwich Recipes

MIDNIGHT CARIBBEAN PORK SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onions; cook and stir until tender, 6-8 minutes. Add beer, brown sugar, 8 garlic cloves, cumin, 5 teaspoons chipotle peppers, salt and pepper; cook and stir until combined., Place roast in a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. Pour onion mixture over meat. Cook, covered, on low until pork is tender, 6-8 hours., Meanwhile, combine mayonnaise, cilantro, remaining 2 garlic cloves and chipotle peppers. Cover and refrigerate until serving., Remove roast; shred with 2 forks. Strain cooking juices. Reserve vegetables and 1 cup juices; discard remaining juices. Skim fat from reserved juices. Return pork and reserved vegetables and cooking juices to slow cooker; heat through. Serve on buns with avocado and mayonnaise mixture., Freeze option: Place shredded pork and vegetables in freezer containers; top with cooking juices. Cool and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a covered saucepan, stirring gently. Add a little broth if necessary.

CLASSIC CUBAN MIDNIGHT (MEDIANOCHE) SANDWICH

Steps:

• Split the sandwich rolls in half, and spread mustard and mayonnaise liberally onto the cut sides. On each sandwich, place and equal amount of Swiss cheese, ham and pork in exactly that order. Place a few pickles onto each one, and put the top of the roll onto the sandwich. Brush the tops with melted butter.
• Press each sandwich in a sandwich press heated to medium-high heat. If a sandwich press is not available, use a large skillet over medium-high heat, and press the sandwiches down using a sturdy plate or skillet. Some indoor grills may be good for this also. Cook for 5 to 8 minutes, keeping sandwiches pressed. If using a skillet, you may want to flip them once for even browning. Slice diagonally and serve hot.

MIDNIGHT TOAST

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium-low heat until a little crispy along the edges but still soft, about 10 minutes. Remove to a cutting board and cut each slice in half.
• Meanwhile, throw the halved ciabatta roll into the toaster. Transfer to a plate cut-side up.
• Next, add the avocado to a bowl, sprinkle with salt and pepper and roughly mash with a fork. Spread half of the mashed avocado on one half of the toasted ciabatta roll and the remaining mashed avocado on the other half of the roll. Season with more salt and pepper.
• Divide the bacon between the roll halves, then the peppers. Drizzle 1 teaspoon of sriracha over each half and enjoy!

CUBAN SANDWICH & MIDNIGHT SANDWICH (CUBANO & MEDIA NOCHE SANDWICH)

Steps:

• 1. Heat a sandwich press to 350 degrees. If you do not have one a griddle will do fine. Heat the griddle. You will need a heavy object such as a cast iron fry pan or as I did for a long time. I had my husband find me a brick which I washed and rinsed real well. I dried it and then I wrapped it in heavy duty aluminum foil. Each time I would make Cuban sandwichs I used my foil coverd brick as a press. I finally got a George Foreman table top grill some years back and now I press my sandwhich in my George Forman grill. Now back to making the sandwiches.
• 2. Take a loaf of Cuban bread and slice from one end to the other in half open the bread and spread some mustard on each side. Next take slices of ham and lay them all across the bread overlapping a little on each slice again take more slices of ham and cover the same slices you just laid out with a second layer of ham. Now take the sliced pork roast and do the same thing two layers all across. Some people like to do as many as three layers across. It depends on how hearty you like your sandwiches. Next take your swiss cheese slices and layer across the meat covering the whole sandwich. Last layer the pickles all over the cheese and close the sandwich.
• 3. Now cut your sandwich evenly into three parts. With a pastry brush spread some soft butter over the entire surface of all three sandwiches turn over and do the same on the underside of the sandwich place on the hot sandwich press and grill for at least 3 minutes. You can open the grill and check to see if the sandwich is turning crispy golden brown when golden and the cheese is melted the sandwich is done.
• 4. If using a hot griddle put the sandwich on the griddle and weigh it down with a heavy object like a cast iron pan or foil covered brick. when crispy on one side turn sandwhich over and do the other side. should be like three minutes on each side. Your sandwich should be 1/3 slimmer than when you put it on the grill it should be crispy and golden on both sides and the cheese should be melted. Cut diagonaly and serve.
• 5. Follow the same procedure for the midnight sandwich. Buy sweet egg bread rolls slice in half and put the same ingredients as in the Cuban sandwich ham, pork roast, cheese and pickles with mustard on each side. Grill in the sandwich Press or on the griddle or the George Foreman table top grill. In the picture above the long sandwich is the Cuban and the darker one is the midnight. Pictured with the sandwiches are plantain chips. I am not good at picture taking but the cuban sandwich is also wide however it does not show how wide it is in the picture. Enjoy

MIDNIGHT SANDWICH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Heat lightly oiled baking sheet and cast iron skillet in oven.
• Spread bottom halves of with mayo; spread top halves with mustard. Fill with pickles, cheese, roast pork and ham. Place on heated baking sheet. Brush tops with butter. Place heated skillet on tops of sandwiches to flatten slightly.
• Bake 5 min. or until sandwiches are crisp on both sides and heated through.

SUPER GRILLED "CUBAN" MIDNIGHT SANDWICH

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together mayonnaise and Italian dressing.
• Spread mixture on hoagie rolls.
• Spread each roll with mustard.
• On each roll, arrange layers of turkey, ham, and cheese.
• Top each with dill pickle slices. Close sandwiches, and brush tops and bottoms with olive oil.
• Heat a non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Place sandwiches in skillet. Cook sandwiches for 2 minutes, pressing down with a plate covered with aluminum foil. Flip, and cook 2 more minutes, more or less!

MIDNIGHT PAN-COOKED BREAKFAST

Steps:

• First of all get the biggest pan available, preferably non-stick, and preheat it on the highest heat while you gather your ingredients. Obviously you wouldn't be organized at this point so it's a matter of using what you've got, but ideally I like to have mushrooms, bacon, tomatoes, sausages and eggs. By the time you have got these together, the pan will be hot so slice your sausages in half lengthways and pat them out flat so they cook quickly. Place into the pan at one side. On the other side, put tablespoon or so of oil and place a pile of mushrooms over it which can be sliced or whole. Shake the pan about a bit to coat the mushrooms and season with some salt and pepper. Push to one side and then lay some slices of bacon and halved tomatoes in the pan. Cook for a couple of minutes until the bacon is crisp and golden. Shake the pan a little and turn the bacon over. Now is the time to put a round of toast in the toaster.
• At this stage you should respect the rustic and authentic look and shuffle everything about so that it's all mixed together and add 2 or 3 eggs at different ends of the pan. The whites of the eggs will dribble in and around the sausage, bacon, tomatoes and mushrooms. You could turn the heat down a little at this point. Cook for another 1 or 2 minutes until the yolks are slightly soft or to your liking. In a non-stick pan I've always found the removal of this dish to the plate extremely easy as it resembles a frisbee and will slide onto your plate with no trouble at all. Doesn't that sound appetizing? But honestly, it really is a gem.
• Anyway, I always used to have 3 or 4 friends back to my house for munchies or to stay the night and this dish was devised so we didn't have too much trouble making it or much washing up to do. In actual fact, I only had to wipe the non-stick pan clean. It also makes its way from the pan to the plate quite quickly, as patience isn't a virtue at that time of night with my mates!.
• Finely chop all the ingredients that can be chopped. Put this mixture into a bowl and add the mustard and vinegar. Slowly stir in the olive oil until you achieve the consistency you are looking for and balance the flavors with salt and freshly ground black pepper, and if necessary more red wine vinegar. Yield: 8 servings;
• Recipe courtesy Jamie Oliver .
• Salsa Verde is best made by hand by chopping very finely. It keeps well for a day but then starts to deteriorate. It's great with grilled, roasted or boiled meat, fish and vegetables. .

MEDIANOCHE (MIDNIGHT SANDWICH)

Steps:

• Spread both sides of each roll with mustard. Layer the bottom half with ham, pork, and cheese to cover the bread from end to end. Top with sliced pickles to taste. Brush the outside of the bread, both top and bottom, with butter.
• Heat a sandwich press over medium heat. Lightly brush the inside of the press with additional butter. Press the sandwich until the cheese is melted and the meats are warm, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Alternately, heat a 12-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Create a press by wrapping a brick, heavy skillet, or can of soup in aluminum foil. Place the sandwich in the skillet and press down on the sandwich, turning once, until it is warmed through and the outside crust is golden, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Repeat with the remaining sandwiches. Slice on the diagonal and serve.

CLASSIC CUBAN MIDNIGHT (MEDIANOCHE) SANDWICH

Steps:

• Split the sandwich rolls in half, and spread mustard and mayonnaise liberally onto the cut sides. On each sandwich, place and equal amount of Swiss cheese, ham and pork in exactly that order. Place a few pickles onto each one, and put the top of the roll onto the sandwich. Brush the tops with melted butter.
• Press each sandwich in a sandwich press heated to medium-high heat. If a sandwich press is not available, use a large skillet over medium-high heat, and press the sandwiches down using a sturdy plate or skillet. Some indoor grills may be good for this also. Cook for 5 to 8 minutes, keeping sandwiches pressed. If using a skillet, you may want to flip them once for even browning. Slice diagonally and serve hot.