Cuban dinner

We were inspired by watching an episode of Bobby Flay and decided to make our own version of what he made. It was a variation of a Cuban sandwich and black beans & rice. For the black beans and rice, it was pretty standard (actually I cheated and used the recipe on the back of the can!). For the pork, start with 2 butterflied pork chops. Marinate them in a mixture of lime juice, orange juice, jalapeno, chopped fresh oregano, garlic, and canola oil (set aside some of the marinade...raw pork free, to use as a finishing sauce) for about 1 hour. When you're reading to cook, put slices of deli ham and swiss cheese and then close the pork chops (so it almost looks like a sandwich). Secure it with a couple toothpicks (or if you don't have any, pieces of skewers). Now this is where the Chase luck comes into play. Originally we planned on grilling these...but when we got outside we quickly realized that our grill was out of gas, so we broiled them instead. They turned out still delicious, but would've been even better with some of that smokey grill flavor. Before serving pork, take out the toothpicks and serve with a cup of rice and black beans! All we needed was a fresh mojito, but it was a school night, so coke zero was fine too.