Easy Crock Pot Cuban Style Pork Food

CROCKPOT CUBAN STYLE PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Cut the pork tenderloin in half so that it fits in your crockpot, if it already fits, no need to cut it in half.
• Mix all other ingredients together, and pour this sauce in the crockpot and set the pork tenderloin in the crockpot. Set on high and cook for 3 1/2 hours or on slow for 5 to 6 hours.
• To make the gravy strain the remaining sauce. In a small sauce pan, melt 2 tbsp of butter and add about 1/2 cup of the sauce and the flour. Quickly whisk and after it thickens add remaining sauce and whisk and cook until sauce thickens, about 3 minutes. Serve over pork.

PORK CARNITAS - SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the olive oil, orange juice, lime juice, salt, cumin, oregano, red pepper flakes, and pepper.
• Make slits in the pork with a paring knife and rub liberally all over with the oil mixture.
• Place pork in the slow cooker, along with the onion, garlic, and bay leaf. Pour the remaining juices from the bowl over the pork.
• Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or until an internal temperature of 202 degrees F is reached.
• Transfer pork to a cutting board and let cool slightly. Using tongs or forks, shred into thick chunks.
• You can enjoy as is or take it a step further by crisping it up in a pan, which is recommended!
• To pan fry: warm a tablespoon of oil in a nonstick skillet or cast iron pan over medium-high heat. Working in batches to avoid over-crowding, spread the pork in the pan in an even layer, drizzling with some of the juices. Once the juice evaporates and the bottom of the pork is golden and crispy, sear it quickly on the other side and then remove from the skillet. You want it browned all over, but not dry.
• Serve as desired. You can't go wrong with any of our suggestions!
• Note: If f you have time and can remember, I do recommend marinating the pork overnight, for even more incredible flavor. Combine everything in the slow cooker the night before then place it in the fridge (the insert, not the base). Take it out in the morning and let it warm slightly, then set it to cook.
• Note: More serving suggestions, storage, tips, and alternative cooking methods are included in the full article.

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.

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.

CUBAN-STYLE PORK SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Place onion wedges and broth in a 5-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the parsley, 5 garlic cloves, vinegar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, cumin, mustard, oregano, salt and pepper; rub over pork. Add to slow cooker. Cover and cook on low until meat is tender, 6-8 hours., Remove meat; let stand for 10 minutes before slicing. In another small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, mustard and remaining garlic and lemon juice; spread over buns. Layer bun bottoms with pork, cheese, sliced onion and pickles; replace tops., Cook on a panini maker or indoor grill until buns are browned and cheese is melted, 2-3 minutes.

CUBAN STYLE PORK ROAST (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• If pork shoulder comes in a netting, remove it. Trim of any large pockets of fat. Place in crockpot.
• Add remaining ingredients, roll the pork around in the mixture to coat evenly.
• Cook in crockpot for about 3 hours on medium or 5-7 hours on low (until meat is falling apart).
• Take meat out of crockpot and shred (remove any more excess fat that you can see)and return to broth.
• Serve and enjoy!

CUBAN SLOW-COOKER PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Layer the pork chops in a crock pot.
• Combine sofrito, tomato sauce and water in a bowl. Pour over the chops.
• Set the crock pot for 6 hours on the low setting.
• Add the olives to the sauce before serving.

R.B.'S CROCK POT CUBAN PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Trim all external fat from pork roast.
• Slice onions to about 1/8 inch thick slices and place in bottom of crock pot.
• Rub pork roast with garlic powder on all sides and place on top of onions.
• Mix 5 ounces of marinade with 1/3 cup of water and pour around roast.
• Spread minced garlic evenly over top of roast.
• Cover and cook for 4 1/2 hours on high or 8 - 9 hours on low until meat has seperated from the bone.
• Remove pork from crock pot and shred with 2 forks.
• Remove onions with sloted spoon and place over shredded pork.
• Serve over white rice.
• Serve remainder of the bottle of marinade to drizzle over pork.