Cuban-Style Pork in a Slow Cooker


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How to cook Cuban-style pork in a slow cooker
Photo of the dish: Ryan Dausch

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Time: 7 hours 25 minutes
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4

Nutritional value per serving:

Calories 630, total fat 23 G., saturated fats G., proteins 46 G., carbohydrates 56 G., fiber G., cholesterol mg, sodium mg, sugar G.



Cuban-style pork in a slow cooker - a detailed recipe.



The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:


  • 4 natural pork chops on the bone (loin on the bone) (about 1 kg)
  • 1 onion, cut into rings
  • 1 red pepper, sliced
  • 1/2 cup cilantro (leaves and tender stems), coarsely chopped, plus more for serving
  • 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp plus 1 tsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 oranges, cut in half
  • 1 cup white rice
  • 1/2 cup frozen peas
  • 1 tbsp. white wine vinegar



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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:


  1. In a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker, combine the onion, bell pepper, cilantro, and garlic with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Rub the pork with cumin, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and a few pinches of ground pepper; add the pork to the slow cooker. Drizzle in the remaining 1 teaspoon olive oil, squeeze in the juice of 1 orange, and add the orange peel. Cover and cook on low power until the pork is very tender, 7 to 8 hours.
  2. Cook the rice according to package directions, scattering the peas over the rice during the last 3 minutes of cooking. Place the pork in a bowl; remove the bones and orange peels and shred the meat with two forks. You can use pork loin instead. pork shoulderAdd vinegar and the juice of 1/2 orange to the slow cooker. Season with salt and pepper; add the juice of the remaining 1/2 orange if needed.

  3. Return the pork to the slow cooker. Fluff the rice with a fork and stir in the peas. Serve the pork with rice, tearing the meat into strands; garnish with cilantro.





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