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Cuban Pork Roast
Hands On Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
4 hrs 50 mins
Servings:
15
Yield:
6 to 7 cups shredded meat
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Ingredients

  • 1 (4-5 lb.) boneless pork shoulder roast

  • ¼cupchopped fresh parsley

  • 2Tbsp.minced fresh garlic

  • 2Tbsp.dried oregano, crushed

  • 4tsp.onion powder

  • 4tsp.ground cumin

  • 2tsp.ground black pepper

  • 1 ½tsp.salt

  • 1orange, quartered

  • 1lime, quartered

  • 1 medium onion, quartered

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Place roast, fat side up, in a 5- to 6-quart Dutch oven. In a small bowl stir together parsley, garlic, oregano, onion powder, cumin, pepper, and salt. Rub all over pork.

  2. Roast, covered, 3 1/2 hours. Add orange, lime, and onion wedges. Roast, uncovered, 1 hour more or until tender and an instant-read thermometer inserted in meat registers at least 190°F.

  3. Transfer meat to a cutting board, reserving citrus, onion, and cooking liquid. Shred meat. In a large bowl toss meat with enough cooking liquid to moisten. Once cool, squeeze citrus over meat to release juices; stir into meat. Store meat mixture in an airtight container in refrigerator up to 4 days or freezer up to 3 months. Makes about 7 cups.

Slow Cooker Variation:

Prepare as directed, except place meat in a 6- to 7-qt. slow cooker. Cover; cook on low 8 to 10 hours, adding citrus and onion the last hour of cooking.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

410 Calories
26g Fat
14g Carbs
29g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe15
Calories410.1
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 26.2g 34%
Saturated Fat 9.6g 48%
Cholesterol 108.9mg 36%
Sodium 297.4mg 13%
Total Carbohydrate 14.3g 5%
Dietary Fiber 2.7g 10%
Total Sugars 8g
Protein 29.4g 59%
Vitamin D 1.8mcg 9%
Vitamin C 54.4mg 60%
Calcium 88.4mg 7%
Iron 2.5mg 14%
Potassium 602.5mg 13%
Fatty acids, total trans 0g
Vitamin D 73.8IU
Alanine 1.7g
Arginine 1.9g
Ash 2.5g
Aspartic acid 2.7g
Caffeine 0mg
Carotene, alpha 5.9mcg
Choline, total 105.6mg
Copper, Cu 0.2mg
Cystine 0.4g
Energy 1717.6kJ
Fluoride, F 0.4mcg
Folate, total 38.4mcg
Glutamic acid 4.5g
Glycine 1.6g
Histidine 1.1g
Isoleucine 1.3g
Leucine 2.3g
Lysine 2.6g
Methionine 0.7g
Magnesium, Mg 38.3mg
Manganese, Mn 0.2mg
Niacin 5.3mg
Phosphorus, P 288.1mg
Pantothenic acid 1mg
Phenylalanine 1.1g
Phytosterols 22.2mg
Proline 1.4g
Retinol 2.4mcg
Selenium, Se 40.8mcg
Serine 1.2g
Starch 0.1g
Theobromine 0mg
Threonine 1.3g
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 0.5mg
Tryptophan 0.3g
Tyrosine 1g
Valine 1.5g
Vitamin A, IU 307.3IU
Vitamin A, RAE 17mcg
Vitamin B-12 1mcg
Vitamin B-6 0.5mg
Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 21.8mcg
Water 154.6g
Zinc, Zn 4.7mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.