Citrus Brine

• 2 cups of water
• 1/2 cup rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup spiced rum
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup kosher salt
• 1/2 TBS cumin seeds or ground cumin
• 1/2 TBS dried oregano, or 2 sprigs fresh
• 1/2 TBS dried thyme, or 2 sprigs fresh
• 1/2 TBS dried rosemary, or 2 sprigs fresh
• 1 tsp black peppercorns
• Juice of 2 oranges
• Juice of 4 limes
• 10 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 bay leaves

Mojo Marinade

• 1/2 cup olive oil
• Zest and juice of 2 oranges
• Zest and juice of 3 limes
• Zest and juice of 1 lemon
• 1 bunch cilantro, chopped
• 1/3 cup culantro, aka chado beni (optional)
• 1/2 TBS cumin seeds or ground cumin
• 1/2 TBS kosher salt
• 1 tsp black peppercorns
• 8 garlic cloves, minced

Cuban Sandwiches

• 3 pound boneless picnic pork shoulder 
• or 3–4 pound bone-in pork shoulder
• 2 TBS olive oil
• 1 large loaf Cuban bread, or 4 mini Cuban loaves
• (sub-options: Italian bread or French bread)
• 4 TBS butter
• 8 slices sweet ham, preferably sliced by hand from a whole ham
• 8 slices Swiss cheese
• Sliced dill pickles
• 4 TBS yellow mustard
• 4 TBS homemade aioli or mayo