Slow Cooker Puerto Rican Shredded Pork

Make this slow cooker Puerto Rican shredded pork recipe using orange juice, lime juice, garlic, cumin, and oregano. Top it with cilantro and avocado.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 8 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 296 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 4 limes, juiced
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed and divided
• 1.5 teaspoons coarse salt
• 1 (3 pound) boneless pork sirloin roast (trimmed and tied with kitchen twine, if

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork; brown completely, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer pork to a slow cooker.

Step 2

Marinate pork in orange juice mixture for 10 minutes; flip and marinate other side for 10 minutes.

Step 3

Cover slow cooker. Cook on Low for 8 hours. Transfer pork to a cutting board; cut and discard twine. Shred pork using 2 forks.

Step 4

Cover slow cooker. Cook on Low until pork is reheated, 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 5

Poke 3 to 5 holes into pork roast using a sharp knife. Stuff about ½ garlic into holes.

Step 6

Combine orange juice, lime juice, remaining ½ garlic, cumin, salt, and oregano in a blender; blend until smooth. Pour orange juice mixture over pork.

Step 7

Reserve 1 cup cooking liquid; drain and discard remaining cooking liquid from slow cooker. Return shredded pork to slow cooker, stir in reserved 1 cup cooking liquid.