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Torta cubana
Torta cubana: Mexico City's loaded torta with milanesa, ham, sausage, egg, cheese and avocado
Despite the name, the torta cubana is pure Mexico City: a huge telera roll at a market torta stand, stacked with a thin breaded beef milanesa, pork ham, a split hot dog sausage, a fried egg, melted Oaxaca cheese, refried beans, avocado and pickled jalapeños. It is a lunch to share or a whole day's fuel for a builder. The common mistake is assembling it in a cold roll; toast the bread on the griddle in the meat juices so it holds everything together. Chef's tip: fry the egg and the sausage in the same pan right after the milanesa, so their fat seasons each layer.
- Total time
- 45 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
- 2 thin beef escalopes (for milanesa)about 100 g each
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 eggbeaten, for coating
- 1 ¾ oz dried breadcrumbs
- 4 tbsp sunflower oil
- 2 hot dog sausages (pork)split lengthways
- 4 slices cooked pork ham
- 2 eggsfor frying
- 5 ½ oz refried beanswarmed
- 2 ⅞ oz Oaxaca cheese or mozzarellapulled into strands
- 1 avocadosliced
- 2 tbsp pickled jalapeñossliced
- 1 tomatosliced
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Season 2 thin beef escalopes (for milanesa) with ½ tsp salt, dip in 1 egg and press into 1 ¾ oz dried breadcrumbs to coat both sides.
Step 2: Heat 2 tbsp sunflower oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat and fry the milanesas for 2 minutes a side until golden and cooked through. Drain.
4 minStep 3: In the same pan, fry 2 hot dog sausages (pork) for 3 minutes until browned and piping hot, and warm 4 slices cooked pork ham for 1 minute. Set aside.
4 minStep 4: Add the rest of 4 tbsp sunflower oil and fry 2 eggs for 3–4 minutes, until the whites and yolks are fully set.
4 minStep 5: Split 2 telera or large soft rolls and toast the cut sides in the pan for 1 minute. Lay 2 ⅞ oz Oaxaca cheese or mozzarella on the top halves and cover the pan for a minute to melt it.
2 minStep 6: Spread the bases with 5 ½ oz refried beans, then stack the milanesa, ham, sausage, egg, 1 tomato, 1 avocado and 2 tbsp pickled jalapeños. Close with the cheesy tops, press down and cut in half. Eat warm, or wrap in foil and eat within 2 hours.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 1150 kcal
- Protein
- 62 g
- Carbs
- 80 g
- Fat
- 64 g
- Fibre
- 9 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does torta cubana take?
- About 45 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of egg?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
- What can I use instead of dried breadcrumbs?
- Crushed crackers or cornflakes, same amount.
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