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Pueblan-Style Cemita Sandwiches.
Recipe.

Ingredients:

4 (6-ounce) pieces beef, pork, or chicken cutlets, very thinly pounded
1 cup milk
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup bread crumbs
Canola or vegetable oil, for frying
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 ripe medium Hass avocados, halved, pitted, and sliced
4 homemade or store-bought cemita buns (see note), sesame-seed buns, or brioche buns, halved
2 cups shredded Queso Oaxaca from 1 (14-ounce) ball of cheese (see note), or fresh mozzarella or string cheese, divided
12 raw onion rings (about 1/4 inch thick)
4 chioptle chiles from 1 (7-ounce) can whole chipotle chiles in adobo, or pickled jalapeños from 1 (12-ounce) can
20 leaves papalo (see note), or fresh cilantro leaves
Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling

Recipe Instructions:

Set wire rack on a sheet pan.
Place milk in a shallow dish.
Place flour in another shallow dish.
Place bread crumbs in third shallow dish.
Working one at a time, dip cutlets in milk, then dredge in flour, shaking off excess.
Return to milk, then dredge in bread crumbs, pressing to adhere.
Place breaded cutlets on a baking sheet.
Heat about 1/2 inch oil in a cast-iron skillet to 375 degrees.
Working in batches and adding oil as needed to maintain level, fry cutlets, turning once, until golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per side.
Transfer to a clean paper-towel-lined baking sheet.
Season with salt and pepper when still hot.
Spread avocado on bottom bun halves.
Top with fried cutlets.
Mound half of the cheese on the cutlets.
Arrange onion rings on top of cheese.
If using chipotles, tear into pieces and arrange on onion rings; alternatively, arrange pickled jalapeños on top of onion rings.
Top with papalo and mound the remaining cheese on top.
Drizzle with olive oil.
Scoop some bread from each of the top buns and discard.
Close sandwiches and serve right away.
Special equipment
1 large cast iron skillet; 2 baking sheets
Notes
Cemita buns, papalo, and Queso Oaxaca can be found at well-stocked Mexican and Latin American bakeries and grocers.
Queso Oaxaca should be shredded by hand into very thin strands, just like string cheese.
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