Cemitas De Carne Enchilada

Ingredients

For chile-marinated pork

  • 6 dried guajillo chiles* (1 1/2 oz)
  • 1 dried ancho chile* (1/2 oz)
  • 4 thin (1/2-inch) rib pork chops (1 lb total), bones discarded
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 1 whole clove
  • 1 (1/2- by 1/4-inch) piece cinnamon stick
  • 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 2 large garlic cloves, quartered
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano (preferably Mexican), crumbled
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons vegetable oil

For sandwiches

  • 4 Mexican cemita rolls* or 8 sesame seed hamburger buns
  • 2 ripe California avocados
  • 1/2 cup fresh papalo leaves* or cilantro leaves
  • 6 oz Oaxacan string cheese* or other string cheese, finely shredded with your fingers (1 1/2 cups)
  • 4 canned chipotle chiles in adobo (optional), finely chopped
  • 1/2 large white onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 large plum tomato, thinly sliced crosswise

Description

A Cemita Is An Oversize, Slightly Sweet, Sesame Seed Bun That Gives This Pueblan Sandwich Its Name.

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