Cemita (Pueblan-Style Mexican Sandwich) Recipe

Name: Cemita (Pueblan-Style Mexican Sandwich) Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Mexican,Latin
Ingredients: 1 cemita bun, or other round sesame seed or high-fat bun; 1 tablespoon canned adobo sauce; 2 canned chipotle peppers, sliced into strips; 1/4 cup cooked Mexican pulled pork; 1 tablespoon chopped papalo or cilantro; 1/4 cup queso Oaxaca, shredded Mexican string cheese; 4 slices tomato; 1/2 small avocado, sliced

A Pueblan-style cemitas sandwich features carnitas, chipotle peppers, avocado, tomato, papalo, adobo sauce, and Oaxaca cheese.

⭐ 3.9 (24 reviews) Prep: 10 minTotal: 10 minYields: 1 serving

Category Tags:

Lunch Dinner Sandwich

Cuisine Tags:

Mexican Latin

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Instructions

Slice the cemita bun in half.
Press down on the bun's interior sides with a spoon to create indentations.
Spread 1/2 tablespoon of adobo sauce on each bun half and distribute chipotle peppers.
Layer pork on the bottom bun, then top with papalo (or cilantro), Oaxaca cheese, tomato, and avocado on the other half.
Close the sandwich, wrap it tightly in butcher paper.
Slice in half and serve.