Cuban food is one of the top five tasting foods in the world
I prefer the papas rellenas or the roasted chicken in the garlic sauce and with rice and plantains to the traditional Cubano sammich. I think the mustard and pickles overpowers the pork tbh.
But for the food truck, I like the direction in which you’re heading…. Are you taking a page from this script?
The reason the pork gets overpowered by the tart in the pickle and mustard is that too many Cubans rely on the slow roast the shoulder whole method.
this is good, but after it's shredded there's no guarantee you're going to get outer layered meat and the flavor of the marinade. And since the vast majority of your meat is not the outer layer theres an overwhelming chance you're getting primarily un-marinated (flavored) meat
this is why I first
Cut a tenderloin into multiple 1 inch thick pieces.
Marinate the pork in some of my delightful homemade mojo sauce which is very thickened and oil based (which is fucking incredible -- yes, i do deviate significantly from the traditionalists here)
Sear my pieces for about 2-3 minutes per side in a cast iron skillet with bacon until I get a nice crust.
Let it rest for at least 10 minutes
then run the tenderloins (cut into cubes) and bacon together through one of these
the result? Thinly shredded pork pieces which are then placed back into a zipped locked bag and marinated further in the water based mojo that I prepared before hand.
When I want a cuban I throw this marinated pork on a grill heated to about 400 with some avacado oil and --omg -- the taste is so rich.
wait till I share what I do with the bread.