Easy Crock Pot Cuban Style Pork Recipes

SLOW COOKER CUBAN MOJO PORK

Steps:

• Using a paring knife, make a few slits all over the surface of the pork. (See Note 1)
• Place the pork roast in the slow cooker and add the rest of the ingredients. Make sure the pork gets coated with the marinade.
• Cover and cook on high for 5 - 6 hours or on low for 8 or until tender.
• At this point, the pork is fully cooked and can be served with the cooking juices or you can make a quick sauce (see Note 2)
• To crisp up the top, carefully remove the pork from the slow cooker and place it onto an aluminum foil lined baking sheet. Bake on a preheated 400 degrees F oven for about 15 to 20 minutes or until nicely browned.
• Remove from the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes before serving. You will be able to shred the meat with a couple of forks. Yes, it will be that tender!
• Serve with the remaining juices from the slow cooker or sauce. (See Note 2)

SLOW COOKED CROCK POT CUBAN SANDWICH

Steps:

• INSTRUCTIONS
• For the Pork Roast
• Remove the Pork from the packaging. Cut hash marks into fattest side of the pork making XXX's across the top. The Cuts should go down into the meat about ½ inch (Just through the fat layer). Sprinkle the roast liberally with salt and pepper on all sides. Pour the olive oil and orange juice into the crock pot and place the meat on top with the fat side up.
• Quarter the onion and slice the whole head of garlic in half and snug these into the crock pot next to the roast. You don't' have to worry about peeling them that good - you won't' be eating them, they are just for flavor.
• Put the rest of the ingredients into the crock pot - on top of the roast. The orange and the limes: using a zester, zest them first, then cut in half and squeeze the juice over the top of the roast and then take what is left of the fruit and poke it into the crock pot next to the roast. (Makes more flavor).
• Put the lid on and set on low for 12 hours. At the end of 12 hours, the roast should be falling apart.
• For the sandwich
• Heat a large skillet on the stovetop over medium heat. Butter the inside of the bun slightly with the unsalted sweet cream butter. When skillet is heated, toast the bun - butter side down. When toasted, remove from the heat and layer the pork, ham, cheese and pickle onto the bun. Spread with mustard. Close the bun and then place in Panini press OR - do what I do and place back in the skillet over medium heat. Cover with a piece of aluminum foil and place another heavy cast iron skillet on top.
• Heat while pressed until cheese is melted. Serve immediately while hot.

SLOW COOKER CUBAN MOJO PORK RECIPE

Steps:

• Add the pork shoulder to the slow cooker. Using a small knife cut slits into the pork, about an inch down.
• In a large bowl add the olive oil. Cut the lemon, lime and orange in half. Squeeze the juice out of the citrus into the bowl. Add the oregano, cumin, garlic, salt and pepper. Whisk until combined.
• Pour the mixture over the pork roast. Using a spatula squish the garlic and sauce into the pork.
• Add the onion rounds.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 10 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
• Shred the meat with 2 forks and remove the bone. I left about half of the juices with the meat to keep it moist.

SLOW COOKER CUBAN PORK

Steps:

• Cut pork loin into 3 equal pieces.
• Turn a slow cooker to Low. Add orange juice, lime juice, lemon juice, and peppercorns, then add onion.
• Mix garlic, salt, and oregano into a paste and rub all over pork pieces. Place pork in the slow cooker.
• Cook on Low until pork is slightly pink in the center, 9 to 10 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Pull apart meat with 2 forks and let sit for 1 hour before serving.

SLOW COOKER MOJO PORK

Steps:

• Score fat side of the pork in a crosshatch pattern, cutting about 1/8 inch deep. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Combine orange juice, lime juice, olive oil, cilantro, garlic, orange zest, lime zest, bay leaves, oregano, and cumin in a large resealable bag. Add pork butt and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours. Flip the bag over occasionally and rub over roast to evenly distribute marinade.
• Place roast and marinade in the slow cooker. Cook on Low until meat is fork-tender, 7 to 8 hours.
• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Transfer pork into a roasting pan, fat-side up. Broil until lightly browned and the skin has crisped, 4 to 5 minutes.

CROCK POT CUBAN PORK ROAST

Steps:

• To prepare marinade for pork roast mix together fruit juices, water, garlic, oregano, cumin, salt, pepper, and bay leaves in a small mixing bowl.
• If necessary, trim fat from pork roast.
• With a large meat fork, pierce meat several times.
• Place roast in a large Ziploc bag; add marinade.
• Marinade in refrigerator for 6 to 24 hours; turning several times.
• Place onion in bottom of slow cooker topped with meat and marinade.
• Cook on low for 10 to 12 hours or High 5 to 6 hours.
• Remove meat from slow cooker and cool slightly before carving.
• Skim fat from gravy.
• Shred meat; remove onions with a large slotted spoon and add meat.
• Remove bay leaves and discard.
• Serve meat in flour tortillas with small bowls of gravy.