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a plate or latin pigeon peas rice with pulled pork and dipping sauce. This is called slow cooker cuban mojo pork
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Slow Cooker Cuban Mojo Pork

Classic Cuban Mojo Pork made in the slow cooker plus a delicious sauce!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 hours
Course: dinner, How to, Main Course
Cuisine: Caribbean, Cuban, Latin
Keyword: cuban pork recipe, cuban pulled pork, cuban recipes, latin pulled pork, mojo pork, pork butt recipe, pork recipe, pork shoulder recipe, pulled pork recipe, slow cooker cuban mojo pork, slow cooker mojo pork, slow cooker pork recipe, slow cooker pork recipee
Servings: 12 people

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker

Ingredients

  • 1 3 to 4 lb pork butt boneless
  • 1 cup cilantro stems removed
  • 1/4 cup mint stems removed
  • 2 tbs oregano
  • 3 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 10 cloves garlic
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 1/2 cup lime juice
  • 3/4 cup olive oil

For Mojo sauce drippings (to thicken it)

  • 1 tbs cornstarch
  • 1 tbs water

Instructions

  • Rinse your pork butt and place on a large pan.
  • In a for processor or blender place the cilantro, mint, oregano, cumin, peppeer, salt, garlic, orange juice and lime juice. Blend.
  • Add olive oil and blend again.
  • Cover the pork with the mojo sauce making sure to get into any crevices.
  • Move pork into slow cooker and drizzle any leftover sauce over the pork.
  • Slow cook for 5 to 6 hours on HIGH or 9 to 10 hours on LOW.
  • Right before pork is done, preheat oven to 400º degrees.
  • Once pork is done, carefully place the pork into a baking dish or pan. Do not include the juices.
  • Place pork in the ovens middle rack and cook for 15 to 30 minutes or until desired golden color is achieved.
  • While the pork is in the oven, place a colander over a saucepan and pour pork juices from the slow cooker. Place the saucepan on the stove over high heat.
  • In a cup, mix 1 tbs cornstarch and 1 tbs water. Add to the saucepan and stir well. Depending on the amount of liquid you may have to add another cornstarch and water mixture. Once done, set aside and serve over pork or as a dipping sauce.
  • Once pork is golden, remove from the oven and shred.
  • And it's ready to serve!

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