Mojo Pulled Pork
Another quarantine cuisine idea! After watching too many Youtube videos or episodes of Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, we just had to make our own Mojo pulled pork. This is definitely more in the vein of a Cuban Mojo pork, but you could add any varieties of citrus juices and use a few separate spices in order to adjust the flavor. The key is to marinate and to slow cook. Outside of that, just have fun with how you enjoy this! We made tacos, burrito bowls, nachos, and more! This keeps really well when quarantined, and has great versatility so you should not get bored with it!
Ingredients
5 lbs, at least, Boston butt or pork shoulder, cut into manageable portions
1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
3/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
1 onion, sliced
6-10 garlic cloves, feel free to add more if you really like garlic, but these soften up beautifully and are delicious morsels later on
2 tbsp kosher salt
1 tbsp black pepper
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp paprika
1 tbsp oregano
1 tbsp Tajin, the best chili/lime seasoning
Recipe
1) First, marinade your pork in a large glass bowl, or large enough container or bag, and cover pork with juices and seasonings. Seal properly. Allow this to marinate for 3 hours, or overnight if you have the patience.
2) Remove from bag or bowl and add to slow cooker on the low setting. We like the crockpot for this because you are not going to overcook or undercook any sides of your pork. The temperature is even and consistent and you just let it do its thing.
3) Cook on low for 8 hours, but check at 7 to see if it will need more time. The connective tissues and sinew in the pork will begin to soften and untangle ~170°F and you want to take it another 10-15°F up gently from there. This will leave you with tender, juicy pulled pork.
4) After the pork is literally fall-off-the-bone tender, use two forks or pulled pork claws and shred your pork up like you are Wolverine. Now is the fun part. HOW SHOULD YOU EAT IT??
5) Serve up in tacos with avocado, pico de gallo, our incredible Chipotle Lime Cream Sauce, and pickled red onions and have the best Cuban Pork Taco of your life!
or
5) Add chips to a cookie sheet, add shredded cheese to cover chips, add shredded pork and another layer of cheese. Bake at 350°F for 5 minutes, or until the cheese is melted. Add fresh chopped red onions, diced roma tomatoes, fresh cilantro, the Chipotle Lime Cream Sauce (it really goes with anything that tastes like this), and some homemade nacho cheese. Enjoy the best homemade nachos of your life!
or
5) Prepare rice (white or brown) and beans (black or pinto) and add your pork to this. Add fajita veggies (optional), salsa (optional), fresh tomatoes (optional), shredded cheese (optional), shredded lettuce (optional), fresh cilantro (optional), guac (extra), queso (extra), for the best burrito bowl, and much better than most chain restaurants (still trying to perfect the cilantro lime rice from Chipotle)
The great thing is that you can do all or none of these things. Make a bomb pulled pork sandwich, we would love to see the pictures. All we want is for you to enjoy this as much as we do!