Slow cooker Cuban mojo pork

Name: Slow cooker Cuban mojo pork
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 605 min
Total time: 630 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 2 oranges; 2 limes; 8 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tsp ground cumin; 2 tsp dried oregano; 2½ tsp salt; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 yellow onion, sliced; 3 lb pork shoulder, boneless; 2 cups long-grain white rice; 3 cups water; 2 cans black beans; ¼ cup cilantro, chopped (optional)

Pork shoulder soaks up a garlicky orange and lime mojo all day, then shreds into juicy pork for rice and black beans.

630 min total
25 min hands-on
Anyone can make this
Serves 8
About $1.89 a serving
720 calories
Good the next day
Gluten-free
Dairy-free

Dolly says: Make the full amount. It’s just as good for lunch the next day.

Ingredients

For 8 servings.

2 oranges
2 limes
8 cloves garlic, minced
1 yellow onion, sliced
3 lb pork shoulder, boneless
2 cups long-grain white rice
2 cans black beans
¼ cup cilantro, chopped (optional)

From your pantry

2 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp dried oregano
2½ tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
3 cups water

Each serving has about 720 calories, 40 g protein, 64 g carbs and 33 g fat, and costs about $1.89 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.

Missing something?

No limes? Lemons work.
No yellow onions? White onions or red onions work.
No long-grain white rice? Jasmine rice or basmati rice works.
No black beans? Pinto beans or kidney beans work.
No cilantro? Fresh parsley works.

Steps

Tap an underlined word for a quick explanation.

Juice the oranges and limes into a bowl and in the garlic, oil, cumin, oregano, salt and pepper. This is the mojo.
Lay the onion in the slow cooker, set the pork on top, and pour the mojo over it, turning the pork to coat.
Dolly’s tip: For even more flavor, leave the pork in the mojo overnight in the fridge before it goes in.
Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours, until the pork is and pulls apart easily.
Timer: 480 min
Food safety: Steak, pork chops and other whole cuts are safe at 145°F in the middle, then let them rest for 3 minutes before cutting.
Lift the pork onto a board, it with two forks, and stir it back into the juices.
About 30 minutes before serving, bring the rice, water and of salt in a .
High heat
Cover, turn the heat to low, and cook 18 minutes.
Low heatTimer: 18 min
Warm the black beans with their liquid in a small pot over low heat.
Low heat
Serve the pork with a spoonful of its juices over the rice and beans, with cilantro on top.