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The Jibarito might be Chicago’s best sandwich you’ve never heard of (unless you have). Born in Humboldt Park, this Puerto Rican/Chicago creation ditches bread for crispy fried plantains, stuffed with steak, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and garlic mayo. In this video, we’ll dive into the full story of the Jibarito, how it started, what it means to Chicago’s Puerto Rican community, and why it deserves a spot next to Italian beef and the Chicago dog as one of the city’s iconic sandos. But first we need to try it from the source before we can come back to the crib and make a Jibarito from scratch. Let’s ride!

RECIPE: adamwitt.co/allrecipes/z68a5tgnm8njf6j-hfxcw-gz2p4-b3geg-k3bmn-36ywb-hnn2w-cmjp7-msb9w-jega5-wyfy4-sgmdf-4ggt2-n2ts6-lzssf-ptgwm-3484g-9e98t-wgsf2-ehmg5-sfmhd-ex2kd-xx8xf-7fswe

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TIMESTAMPS…
(0:00) A Chicago icon
(0:31) The story of the Jibarito
(4:30) The Beef
(5:49) Arroz con Gandules
(7:05) Garlic Oil
(7:52) Finishing the rice
(8:15) Fried plantains
(9:55) Time to build
(11:00) How to eat a Jibarito
(12:30) Share your favorite Jibarito restaurant!
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