Friday, March 18, 2011

Mojo Slow Cooked Pork

 Some of our Floridian friends recently introduced us to Mojo sauce. Usually its used as a marinade or dipping sauce, but I love slow cooked roasts and thought I would play around and see what kind of magic my crock pot could create with this. The result was fall off the bone tender and very juicy. I served this with cuban black beans and rice



  1.  1 tablespoon vegetable oil, such as canola
  2. 1/2 red onion, finely chopped
  3. 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  4. 1 1/2 cups orange juice
  5. 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  6. 4 cups chicken broth
  7. 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro leaves
  8. 2 teaspoons cumin
  9. Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  10. 3 lb bone in pork roast
  • Heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat and cook the onions and garlic while stirring constantly until soft but not browned, about 5 minutes or so.
  • Add the next 2 ingredients and bring to a boil.
  • Cook until reduced by half. (I check the beginning depth using my stirring spoon and use that to gauge the progress of the reduction.)
  • Stir in the cilantro and cumin then season with salt and pepper.
  • Pour in chicken broth and simmer for 2 minutes
  • Pour liquid into crock pot and wipe out skillet
  • Heat 1 tablespoon oil in skillet
  • Pat roast dry and cook a few minutes on each side until browned.
  • Place in crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours
  • When roast is done, remove to cutting board 
  • Pour crock pot liquid in saucepan and simmer, skimming the fat off the top. Use this to pour over pork and serve.

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