Hot Cuban Dip

Ring in the New Year with my Hot Cuban Dip. Easy to make and tastes just like the iconic sandwich. A great appetizer any time of year!

Every December our monthly dinner group goes out instead of our usual traveling dinner. Before dinner, we tried our hand at Escape the Room Challenge. Escape the Room is a challenging game where you use your wits and each other to find clues, solve puzzles, and get the key to your freedom.

We were locked in a room and had 60 minutes to solve the puzzle and get free. We have a fun competitive group and with a great team effort, we solved the puzzle with 3 minutes to spare.

After escaping we went to a new restaurant in the area called Pies and Pints. I believe this is a chain but it is a nice casual restaurant with tons of specialty pizzas and hundreds of craft beers. On the menu, they had a Cuban pizza and a Cuban sandwich. I ordered the sandwich which was a very good traditional Cuban, but it also included jalapenos.

Let me tell you the jalapenos packed a nice bit of heat. So as I was eating the Cuban my mind started thinking how this would make a great dip. I was right. I had purchased a small pork shoulder earlier in the week which I was planning to smoke on Sunday.

This made for a great opportunity to make my Cuban dip using freshly smoked pork. It is not necessary to smoke your own pork to make my Hot Cuban Dip.  You can purchase a smoked pork chop or a cottage ham at your grocery store.

My Hot Cuban Dip tastes just like the sandwich and is super simple to put together. Mix your ingredients.

Top with a little more mustard, pickles, and Swiss cheese. Bake for 20-25 minutes until hot and bubbly.

Serve with Cuban bread for a more authentic taste. If you cannot find Cuban bread serve with Italian or crackers.

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for visiting, supporting and helping Dad Whats 4 Dinner grow. Can’t wait for all the opportunities 2018 will bring. –Best Quinn!!!!

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Hot Cuban Dip

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

25 mins

Total Time

35 mins

 

Ring in the New Year with my Hot Cuban Dip. Easy to make and tastes just like the iconic sandwich.

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American, Cuban

Author: Quinn Caudill

Ingredients

• 1 cup smoked pork, cubed or shredded
• 2/3 cup ham, chopped
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 6 oz Swiss cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cuo low-fat sour cream
• 1 tbsp. light mayo
• 3 tbsp. yellow mustard, divided
• 1 tbsp. stone ground mustard, can substitute brown or Dijon
• 1/2 cup dill pickles, chopped
• 1/2 tbsp. dry onion soup mix
• 1/4 cup green onion, diced
• diced Chopped Jalapenos Optional

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 400°F
2. In a large bowl mix together pork, ham, cream cheese, sour cream, mayo, 2 tbsp yellow mustard, stone ground mustard, onion soup mix, 1/4 cup pickles and 3 ounces Swiss cheese.
3. Using a hand mixer or spoon, blend until combined
4. Spread mixture in oven proof baking dish.
5. Spread remaining mustard and pickles.
6. Top with remaining Swiss cheese.
7. Bake for 20-25 minutes until top is golden and edges are bubbling.
8. Top with green onion.
9. Serve with fresh Cuban bread or crackers.

Recipe Notes

Does not include time to smoke pork shoulders.

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