Cubanos: Rillettes subbed for Roast Pork?

[maggiethecat]

I am engaged in a death march with an excellent ham. I also have a couple of pounds of rillettes in my freezer, so I'm not going to be roasting pork soon.

I'm craving a Cubano. Could I sub some rillettes for the pork, or would it get too fatty during grilling?

[MikeHartnett]

Too fatty? What's that?

Sounds delicious to me.

[Busboy]

It would no longer officially be a "Cubano" but it would likely be delicious.

FWIW, I like a little extra fat on my Cubanos and usually smear them with an inauthentic but tasty homemade lime/cumin/coriander mayo.

[maggiethecat]

Thanks for your support, Dudes. I'm making them tonight and will report.

[snowangel]

Thanks for your support, Dudes. I'm making them tonight and will report.

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Any verdict?

Oh, and if you have yet more rillettes you want to use up, think a verde posole. Would be mighty tasty, and you just might have the fixing in the pantry; if not, they are dirt cheap.

[chezcherie]

would you use the rillettes and the ham? i would...

[maggiethecat]

I used the rillettes and the ham, the cheese the homemade focacacia, and the pickle. On the pannini grille, the results were gorgeous, but for one thing: too much mustard! It overpowered the sandwich. Our dumb Bad. The rillettes worked great, like sensuous porky butter.

When I cleaned the grille there were solid puddles of pork fat from the rillettes. Many puddles.

[chezcherie]

i woulda "cleaned" that grate for ya.

[KatieLoeb]

The rillettes worked great, like sensuous porky butter...

Holy mother. That sounds amazing. Next time less mustard, more pickles! All that porky goodness needs some salt...