CUBAN GRILLED PORK (LECHON ASADO)
What sets Cuban-style pork apart is the use of mojo criollo, a highly seasoned marinade made up of tangy citrus juice, vast amounts of garlic, cumin, and oregano.
Provided by Lourdes Castro
Categories Pork Graduation Father's Day Backyard BBQ Dinner Summer Grill Grill/Barbecue Party Paleo Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Serves 10 to 12
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Prepare the marinade
- Mix all marinade ingredients in a bowl and let sit for 10 minutes.
- Marinate the pork
- If using a flavor injector (see cooking notes), strain half the marinade into a bowl, adding the strained-out garlic to the other half of the marinade. Use the injector to take in some strained marinade, pierce the pork with the tip of the needle, and inject it into the flesh. Do this all over the meat until the strained marinade has been used up.
- If you are not using a flavor injector, use a long, thin knife to create deep gashes all over the flesh and pour the marinade over the pork.
- Place the marinated pork in a deep bowl or container. Generously season the outside of the pork with salt and pour the remaining marinade all over it, spreading the onion rings all over the top.
- Cover well with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours.
- Boil the marinade for basting
- Remove the pork from the marinade and place it on a platter. Transfer the marinade to a saucepan, add the onions, and bring to a boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Place the boiled marinade and onions in a blender and puree until smooth. The marinade is now ready to use as a basting liquid.
- Grill the pork
- Before heating your grill, remove the pork from the refrigerator and bring to room temperature.
- Heat your grill to 550°F and close the lid. Wait at least 15 minutes before lowering the temperature to 300°F. Oil the grill grates with a vegetable oil-soaked paper towel held with a long pair of tongs.
- If your cut has the skin still attached, begin the cooking process with the skin side up (away from the direct heat).
- Grill your meat about 2 1/2 hours total. Turn the meat over once when you are one quarter through with the cooking time, again when you are halfway through, and once more when three-quarters of the cooking time has elapsed. The pork is ready when it reaches an internal temperature of 150°F on the grill (it will continue to cook when it's off the heat, raising the internal temperature to the desired 160°F).
SMOKED CUBAN (CUBANO) PORK
You can't have a really good Cubano sandwich without a good slow-smoked pork butt. Nothin' like a good smoked butt. That's what I always say. This is a classic way to smoke a pork butt for use in a Cubano sandwich. And low and slow is definitely the way to go... First we're going to marinade the pork for 24 hours, and...
Provided by Andy Anderson !
Categories Sandwiches
Time 12h
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. Gather your ingredients
- 2. Add all the marinade ingredients to a large bowl and stir until completely dissolved.
- 3. Use a sharp knife to cut a crosshatch pattern into the fat cap, and the bottom of the pork.
- 4. Chef's Note: This will help the marinade to penetrate into the pork.
- 5. Add the pork and the marinade to a large Ziploc bag, or non-reactive bowl.
- 6. Chef's Note: Because of the size of these pork butts, I'm using turkey-basting bags that I got from Williams-Sonoma.
- 7. Place in the fridge for 12, and up to 24 hours.
- 8. Chef's Note: If you're like me, and you like to peek into the fridge every now and then... Well, while you're in there, give the bag a big old squeeze or two.
- 9. Chef's Tip: Ziploc bags have been known to spring a leak. To keep this from becoming a problem, place the bag in a bowl, or on a large plate.
- 10. After 24 hours remove the pork from the marinade, and save about two cups.
- 11. Place the marinade into a small saucepan, and allow it to simmer for about 20 minutes, then remove and reserve.
- 12. Preheat your smoker to 225f (107c).
- 13. Thoroughly coat the pork with the dry rub... Rub it in good.
- 14. Chef's Note: My dry rub consists of equal amounts of black pepper, cumin, paprika, onion powder, salt, and then a pinch or two of cayenne pepper.
- 15. Add the pork butt to the smoker, along with two bricks.
- 16. Chef's Note: The bricks are optional, but I'll explain that later.
- 17. Allow the pork butt to smoke until reaching an internal temperature of 200f (94c).
- 18. Chef's Note: Once an hour, for the first 6 hours, open the smoker, and mop the pork butt with the reserved marinade.
- 19. Chef's Note: Depending on your cut of meat, it could take 12 hours to reach the magic number. But don't hasten the process by raising the heat... have patience.
- 20. Optional Step: Remove the pork butt from the smoker, wrap in foil, then place into a beverage cooler, and place some tea towels around it, plus the two hot bricks. Let it sit for two hours. What this does is finish up the melting of the collagen, and makes this pork melt in your mouth.
- 21. Chef's Tip: I made my own box out of Styrofoam, but a typical Coleman cooler will work just fine.
- 22. Remove from the cooler, and shred. If the meat is a bit dry, add a small amount of the reserved marinade.
- 23. Chef's Note: I tried several ways to cut the meat for a Cubano sandwich; however, shredded is the way to go.
- 24. There you go... the perfect Cuban smoked pork. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
CUBAN-STYLE PORK SHOULDER
From the Los Angeles Times Note: Serve the pork with black beans and rice. This recipe requires a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker.
Provided by Charlotte J
Categories Pork
Time 4h20m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the garlic, salt, oregano, cumin, black pepper, chili pepper, crumbled bay leaves and orange zest.
- Stir in the vinegar, orange and lime juices to make a coarse paste.
- Add the pork pieces and toss until the pieces are evenly coated with the spice paste.
- Set aside to marinate while you finish the other preparations.
- Trim and cut the onions lengthwise into 1/4 -inch-thick slices.
- Arrange the slices in an even layer on the bottom of the slow cooker insert.
- Pour the broth over the onions.
- Arrange the pork in an even layer over the onions, pouring over any reserved marinade.
- Cover the insert and place it in the slow cooker.
- Set the cooker to high heat and cook 4 to 4 1/2 hours until the pork is fork-tender. (8 hours on low).
- Remove from heat and crack the lid to allow the mixture to cool slightly.
- Gently stir the pork with the onions and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 779.1, Fat 53.4, SaturatedFat 18.3, Cholesterol 201.3, Sodium 1938.2, Carbohydrate 25.8, Fiber 7.9, Sugar 2.3, Protein 51.6
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