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Cuban-Style Mojo Pork · Slow Cooker

Slow-Cooker Cuban-Style Mojo Pork

Pork shoulder slow-cooks in a garlicky orange-lime mojo until it shreds with a fork. Serve it with rice and black beans, or pile it on rolls with pickles and mustard.

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Prep
20 min
Cook
8 hr
Total
8 hr 20 min
Serves
8
Level
Easy

Ingredients

Mojo

  • ½ cup orange juice, fresh is best
  • ¼ cup lime juice
  • 8 cloves garlic, minced
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper

Pork

  • 4 lb boneless pork shoulder, trimmed, cut into 4 large chunks
  • 1 large onion, sliced

To serve

  • cooked white rice and black beans
  • limes, cut into wedges

Cook to 145°F inside (check with a thermometer).

Steps

  1. Whisk all the mojo ingredients in a bowl. Set aside 1/4 cup in the fridge for serving.
  2. Scatter the onion in the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker and set the pork on top.
  3. Pour the rest of the mojo over the pork and turn the pieces to coat.
  4. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours (or HIGH for 5 to 6 hours), until the pork shreds easily. It will be well past the safe 145°F (63°C); this tender it's usually 195 to 205°F.
  5. Move the pork to a large bowl and shred it with two forks, removing any soft fat.
  6. Skim the fat from the cooking liquid and stir about 1/2 cup of the liquid and the onions into the pork.
  7. Drizzle with the reserved mojo just before serving, with rice, black beans and lime wedges.

Tip: For crispy edges, spread the shredded pork on a sheet pan and broil 4 to 5 minutes.

Tip: The fresh mojo drizzled on at the end gives a bright garlic kick, so don't skip it.

Storage: Refrigerate with some juices up to 4 days, or freeze up to 3 months.

Make ahead: Rub the pork with the mojo and refrigerate overnight in the cooker insert, then cook in the morning.

Estimated nutrition per serving: 620 calories · protein 40 g · carbohydrates 5 g · fiber <1 g · sugars 2 g · fat 48 g (saturated 15 g) · sodium 590 mg. Estimate from USDA FoodData Central; not medical or dietary advice. Based on 10 of 10 ingredients.