Slow cooked pork loin pieces simmer for hours in a slow cooker with aji peppers, onions, beer, and oregano. The meat turns out tender, spicy, and flavorful. Serve with rice or bread to dip in the broth.
Preparation Time
15 mins
Cooking Time
8 hr
Total Time
8 hr 15 mins
Calories
209 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Soak aji peppers in 1/2 cup hot water in a small bowl until peppers are softened, about 15 minutes; drain.
Step 2
Place aji peppers, 1 quartered onion, garlic, beer, salt, and cumin into a blender and pulse several times to chop onion and peppers. Blend the mixture until it has the consistency of thin gravy and aji seeds are crushed, 1 to 2 minutes.
Step 3
Slice pork loin roast into 2-ounce pieces (about the size of a deck of cards per piece). Place pork pieces into a slow cooker and pour blended aji sauce over the meat. Pour 1 cup water or as needed into the blender and pour water and any remaining sauce over meat to cover. Add allspice berries to the slow cooker.
Step 4
Grind oregano to a powder with a mortar and pestle and stir into the meat and sauce.
Step 5
Cover the cooker, set to High, and cook for 4 hours. Stir 3 onions cut into strips into meat mixture and cook until meat is very tender, 4 hours more.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon salt
½ cup hot water
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 onion, quartered
1 teaspoon ground cumin
5 cloves garlic
3 whole allspice berries
1 cup water, or as needed to cover
½ (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer
3 dried red aji peppers
3 pounds boneless pork loin roast, fat trimmed off
