Ingredients

  • 1 loaf Italian Bread (16 Ounce Loaf By Weight)
  • 1/2 cups Fig Preserves
  • 3 cups Shredded Fully Cooked Pork
  • 1/2 cups Crumbled Queso Blanco (or Grated Monterey Jack Or Cheddar)
  • Optional For Serving: Chopped Fresh Cilantro, Your Favorite Salsa

Method

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F or heat a grill to medium high.
  • Halve the loaf of Italian bread horizontally from end to end like youre going to make a giant submarine sandwich.
  • Open the bread and lay it, cut side up, on a baking sheet or a piece of foil.
  • Divide the fig preserves between the two halves and spread evenly and thinly over the cut sides of the bread.
  • Divide the pork evenly between the two halves of bread and distribute the pork to cover all of the bread.
  • Put the baking sheet or foil into the oven or on the grill and bake for 6-8 minutes, or just until the pork is hot through and through.
  • Then scatter half of the crumbled or grated cheese evenly over one side of the sandwich and the other half over the other side of the sandwich.
  • Continue to bake for an additional 2-4 minutes, or until the cheese is completely melted.
  • Remove the sandwiches from the oven and cut each loaf in half.
  • Serve with a sprinkling of chopped cilantro and the salsa of your choice.