Angela Buchanan won $10,000 for this dish at the 2006 Pillsbury Bake-Off. Serves 4.
Ingredients
- 1 package (17 ounces) refrigerated, fully cooked pork roast au jus
- 1 can (13.2 ounces) Pillsbury refrigerated country Italian loaf
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic in water (from a jar)
- 1/4 pound thinly sliced cooked honey ham
- 4 slices (1 ounce each) pepper jack cheese
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 can (4.5 ounces) Old El Paso chopped green chiles
Directions
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray cookie sheet or 15-by-10-by-1-inch pan with cooking spray. Drain juice from pork roast into blender; set aside. Shred or chop pork into bite-size pieces; set aside.
Unroll dough into 1 large (about 14-by-9-inch) rectangle. With kitchen scissors or sharp knife, cut dough crosswise, making 2 (9-by-7-inch) rectangles. Sprinkle each dough rectangle with 1/2 teaspoon cumin and 1 teaspoon garlic. Place half of ham and half of cheese in a 3-inch-wide strip lengthwise down center of each dough rectangle. Divide pork evenly over cheese.
Bring long sides of dough up over filling to meet in center; pinch seam to seal. Pinch ends to seal. With a pancake turner, place the sandwiches seam side down on a cookie sheet or 15-by-10-by-1-inch pan. Cut 3 diagonal slashes in top of each sandwich.
Bake 27 to 32 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet; place on wire rack. Cool 5 minutes. Meanwhile, pour broth and undrained green chiles into blender with juice from pork; blend on medium- high speed 15 to 30 seconds or until smooth. Pour juice mixture into a 2-cup microwaveable measuring cup.
To serve, microwave juice mixture on high 2 to 3 minutes or until hot; divide mixture into 4 (6- or 8-ounce) ramekins or cups. Cut each sandwich diagonally in half. Serve sandwiches with juice mixture for dipping.
1 serving ( 1/2 sandwich and 1/2 cup juice each): calories 620 (220 from fat); total fat 24g (saturated fat 9g, trans fat 0g); cholesterol 140mg; Sodium 1720 mg; total carbohydrate 45g (dietary fiber 0g, sugars 5g); protein 56g
