Foryoueats: Roosevelt Avenue-Style Cemita Sandwiches Recipe

Name: Foryoueats: Roosevelt Avenue-Style Cemita Sandwiches Recipe
Ingredients: 4 homemade or store-bought cemita buns (see notes), sesame-seed buns, or brioche buns, halved; 6 tablespoons warm Refried Beans; 2 cups warm pork carnitas , al pastor , carne asada , carne adovada , or other taco filling; Canola or vegetable oil, for greasing; 2 ripe medium Hass avocados, halved, pitted, and sliced; 1/2 cup shredded iceberg lettuce from 1 small head; 8 thin tomato slices from 2 medium tomatoes; 12 raw onion rings (about 1/4 inch thick); 20 leaves papalo (see notes), or fresh cilantro leaves; 4 chipotle chiles from 1 (7-ounce) can whole chipotle chiles in adobo; 1 cup finely-shredded queso Oaxaca from 1 (14-ounce) ball of cheese (see notes), or low-moisture fresh mozzarella or string cheese; 1/2 cup mayonnaise

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This Roosevelt Avenue-style Cemita Sandwiches recipe features warm Refried Beans, pork carnitas, ripe Hass avocados, shredded lettuce, tomato slices, raw onion rings, fresh papalo, chipotle chiles,...

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Ingredients

4 homemade or store-bought cemita buns (see notes), sesame-seed buns, or brioche buns, halved
6 tablespoons warm Refried Beans
2 cups warm pork carnitas , al pastor , carne asada , carne adovada , or other taco filling
Canola or vegetable oil, for greasing
2 ripe medium Hass avocados, halved, pitted, and sliced
1/2 cup shredded iceberg lettuce from 1 small head
8 thin tomato slices from 2 medium tomatoes
12 raw onion rings (about 1/4 inch thick)
20 leaves papalo (see notes), or fresh cilantro leaves
4 chipotle chiles from 1 (7-ounce) can whole chipotle chiles in adobo
1 cup finely-shredded queso Oaxaca from 1 (14-ounce) ball of cheese (see notes), or low-moisture fresh mozzarella or string cheese
1/2 cup mayonnaise