Best Puerto Rican Pork Pot Roast For The Crock Pot Recipes

SLOW COOKER PUERTO RICAN SHREDDED PORK

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Use a sharp knife to poke 3 to 5 holes into the pork roast. Stuff about half the garlic into the holes. Cook roast in hot oil to brown completely, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer roast to the crock of a slow cooker.
• Blend orange juice, lime juice, remaining garlic, cumin, salt, and oregano in a blender until smooth; pour over the pork.
• Leave the pork marinating in the orange juice mixture for 10 minutes; turn roast and let other side marinate for 10 minutes.
• Turn slow cooker to Low and cook for 8 hours.
• Remove pork to a cutting board. Shred meat using 2 forks.
• Drain liquid from the slow cooker crock, reserving 1 cup. Return shredded pork to the slow cooker crock, pour reserved liquid over the meat and stir.
• Look on Low until the meat is again hot, 15 to 20 minutes.

PUERTO RICAN PORK POT ROAST- FOR THE CROCK POT

Steps:

• 1. line the bottom of your crock pot with potatoes (cubed) and carrots; in a small bowl combine garlic, oil, onion powder, pepper, Sazon, and salt; poke holes all over the roast with a small knife; rub the roast with the garlic mixture coating it completely; place the roast on top of the potatoes and carrots in the crock pot; cook on LOW for 7 hours

PUERTO RICAN POT ROAST

Steps:

• Make a deep cut with a sharp knife across the meat.
• Combine salt pork, capers, oregano and vinegar with half the peppers, chilies and onions.
• Add 1 T oil.
• Pound into a smooth mixture and stuff this mixture into the cut in the roast.
• Melt lard in large saucepan and brown meat on all sides over high heat for 10 minutes.
• Add water, salt and remaining peppers, chilies and onions.
• Bring to a boil and simmer over moderate heat for 2 to 2 and 1/4 hours.
• Add potatoes, tomato and tomato puree, mixed with the rest of the olive oil.
• Stir into pot.
• Bring back into boil and cook, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until potatoes are soft and the sauce thickens.

SLOW COOKER PERNIL PORK

Steps:

• Pulse garlic, onion, oregano, cumin, chile pepper, salt, and pepper together in a blender, pouring in vinegar and enough olive oil until mixture is pasty. Scrape down sides of the blender as necessary to fully incorporate. Spread this mixture all over the pork loin, and place into a slow cooker.
• Cook on Low until the pork is fork tender, 6 to 8 hours. When ready, cut the pork into chunks, or shred; garnish with lime wedges to serve.

INSTANT POT PUERTO RICAN PERNIL

Steps:

• Place half the garlic cloves, onion, grapefruit juice, oregano, 1 tablespoon oil, serrano pepper, if desired, cumin and salt in a food processor; process until mostly smooth. Reserve 6 tablespoons marinade for serving., Pour remaining marinade into a shallow dish. Cut slits into roast; insert remaining garlic cloves. Place pork in dish; turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 12 hours. Cover and refrigerate reserved 6 Tablespoons marinade., Drain pork, reserving marinade in dish. Select saute or browning setting on a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker. Adjust for medium heat; add remaining 2 tablespoons oil. When oil is hot, brown roast on all sides; remove roast. Add broth to pressure cooker. Cook 1 minute, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Press cancel., Add marinade from marinade dish and return roast to pan. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 60 minutes. Allow pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes; quick-release any remaining pressure., Pull pork apart in large chunks. Serve with rice, tortillas, lime wedges and reserved marinade.