Slow Cooker Cuban Pork
Slow Cooker Cuban Pork
This sounds really good and is a must try for me.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup lime juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 7 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
- 1 onion, sliced thin
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 1/2 kilo pork shoulder, (3 lbs)
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the oil, juices, salt, cumin, oregano, red pepper flakes, pepper, and garlic.
- Make slits in the pork with a knife and place the pork in the juice mixture and rub liberally all over with the oil mixture.
- Place pork in the slow cooker, along with the onion and bay leaf. Poor the remaining juices from the bowl over the pork.
- Cover and cook on low for 7 hours, if the meat shreds easily, it is down, if not done, cook another hour and test again. Using two forks, shred into thick chunks in the pot then use a large slotted spoon to serve it with.
- Serve with mashed potatoes with some of the juice spooned over the top.
- Serve in a tortilla with Cheddar cheese.
- Serve with cilantro lime rice and black beans.
Notes
Pork shoulder runs about 100 Baht/kilo, for this recipe this would be 150 Baht for 1 1/2 kilo. For 6 servings, this is about 75 cents per serving, great value.
Variants: 1. Use pork loin in place of the pork shoulder. 2. Use a pork roast in place of the pork shoulder.
Provided courtesy of good friend, Stephen Connell.
United States. Variant 1 tested by Tina Nolan, with excellent results.
United States.
United States. Variant 1 tested by Tina Nolan, with excellent results.
United States.
I made this again on 29 Dec 2019 for my family in TN, I used a 4 lb pork roast and just increased the servings to 8 and used the ingredient quantities for that. Was perfect in 7 hours on low, and was very well liked by the family. My sister used the meat in a tortilla with cilantro lime rice, black beans, and Cheddar cheese, and loved it!
I made this on 11 June 2018, fresh juices were used, made as written using pork loin, and it is delicious! Wonderful flavor from the juices and spices, highly recommended and will be a regular here now.
thanks again for the recipes! my son just said mom why cant you cook like this all the time, lol now I can with your help!
My pleasure, Tina. I get recipes from sites and good friends. Thank you for jumping in here and making two dishes I have not tested, and they were well enjoyed by your family, that is a compliment in itself right there š
Hi Tina, keep up on the site and with my recommendations, we are going to make you an international cook š
very different from what we ever had, I used boneless pork loins instead, it was a big hit in my family! my husband love it and he’s a picky eater!
Thanks, Tina, great review and nice change up from the pork shoulder. Now I look forward to making this, and soon! Very glad to hear the family, and the picky husband enjoyed it!