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Cuban Mojo Pork
Cuban Mojo Pork is a great way to twist up the old pulled pork routine. The Mojo sauce is bright and zesty with citrus. The pork is supremely fork tender. The flavors are spot on amazing!
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 10m⏳ Prep: 5 min🔥 Cook: 2h 5m👤 Amy Dong📖 chewoutloud
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- blender
- pot
- oven
- bowl
- skillet
- pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Prepare Sauce
2
Prepare the Mojo sauce by placing all sauce ingredients in a blender. Puree until sauce is smooth and creamy. Set aside.
3
Cook Pork
4
Preheat oven to 400F with rack on lower middle. In an oven proof heavy pot combine pork, broth, two-thirds of the garlic, bay leaves, salt, and pepper.
bay leaves2
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Reduce
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Cover tightly and bake 1.⏱️ 5 hours or until pork is very tender. Use slotted spoon to transfer pork to a bowl. Boil the liquid in pot until it's reduced to 1.5 cups, about ⏱️ 30 min. Return pork to pot, add 1/4 cup of the mojo sauce, and simmer ⏱️ 5 minutes.
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Saute
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Meanwhile, in a heavy large skillet over medium high heat, add oil, onion, and rest of garlic. Saute until onions are tender, ⏱️ 12 min. Season with a dash of salt and pepper to taste.
large onion (thinly sliced)1
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Serve
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Transfer pork to serving individual plates. Spoon pan juices over pork. Top with onion mixture, and drizzle with remaining Mojo sauce.
large onion (thinly sliced)1
Nutrition Facts
calories
769 kcal
fat Content
55 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
5 g
sodium Content
1390 mg
protein Content
54 g
trans Fat Content
0.2 g
cholesterol Content
201 mg
carbohydrate Content
13 g
saturated Fat Content
10 g
unsaturated Fat Content
29 g
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