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Cuban Sliders

These Cuban sliders are packed with classic cuban sandwich flavors like pulled pork, deli ham, mustard, pickles, and cheese on buttered buns.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Cuban
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Servings 12 Servings
Calories 300kcal

Ingredients

Cuban Pork:

  • 1-2 pounds Pork shoulder or Pork Loin
  • 3 cups Cuban Mojo Marinade

Cuban Sliders:

  • 1 pound Deli Ham thin sliced
  • ¼ cup Dijon Mustard
  • ½ cup Dill Pickle Chips
  • 8-10 Swiss Cheese slices
  • 12 Slider Buns

Topping Sauce:

  • 3 tablespoons Unsalted Butter melted
  • 2 teaspoons Garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
  • 2 tablespoons Parsley minced

Instructions

Cuban Pork:

  • Cut your pork into 2 equally sized pieces.
  • Add your pork pieces into a 6 quart Instant pot, pour the Mojo marinade on top of the pork pieces.
  • Close the Instant Pot lid, and set the Instant Pot valve to seal.
  • Set the cook time on the Instant Pot for 60 minutes on a high manual setting.
  • Once the cooking time is complete, let the Cuban pork naturally release for 30 minutes.
  • Using a hand mixer, mix your Cuban pork inside the bowl of the Instant Pot on medium to high speed to shred your pork.
  • Mix for 3-4 minutes or until fully shredded.
  • Remove the pork from the Instant Pot into a strainer and remove all remaining mojo marinade.
  • Place the Cuban pork on a paper towel lined large baking sheet and lightly tap to remove any remaining mojo marinade.
  • Set to the side to dry.

Cuban Sliders:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
  • On a large baking sheet place the bottom portions of your slider buns.
  • Coat each of your bottom portions of your slider buns with dijon mustard.
  • Place the thinly sliced deli ham on top of your dijon mustard coated slider buns.
  • Add the pickle chips on top of the deli ham.
  • Add the Cuban pork on top of the pickle chips.
  • Add the swiss cheese slices on top of the shredded pork.
  • Place the top portion of the slider buns on top of the Cuban sliders.
  • Set to the side.
  • Make the slider topping sauce.

Topping Sauce:

  • In a small bowl melt your butter, and add the remaining ingredients.
  • Whisk to combine.
  • Coat the tops of each slider bun with the topping sauce.
  • Cover the baking tray with non-stick foil.
  • Place the Cuban sliders in the oven and cook for 20 minutes.
  • Remove the foil from the Cuban sliders and cook for 7 minutes or until the slider buns are a golden brown.
  • Remove from the oven and enjoy.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Slider | Calories: 300kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 595mg | Potassium: 287mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 253IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 140mg | Iron: 2mg