Let the slow cooker do all the work with this delicious Cuban pork. Slow cook it all day while going about your day and come home to a perfect main dish. Serve it with cilantro-lime rice and black beans with the cooking sauce spooned over the top or in ta
2 T. extra virgin olive oil
1/2 c. orange juice
1/2 c. lime juice
1 1/2 t. salt
1 t. cumin
1 t. dried oregano
1/4 t. crushed red pepper flakes
1/8 t. black pepper
7 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
1 small sweet onion, sliced thin
1 bay leaf
3 lb. Smithfield pork shoulder roast
In a medium bowl, whisk together oil, orange and lime juices, salt, cumin, oregano, red pepper flakes, pepper, and garlic.
Make slits in the pork with a pairing knife. Rub the oil liberally all over the pork.
Put a slow cooker liner in the base of the slow cooker. Place the pork in the slow cooker, along with onion and bay leaf; poor remaining juices from the bowl over the pork. Cover; cook on Low for 8 hours.
Transfer pork to a cutting board; cool slightly. Using 2 forks, shred into thick chunks.
6 servings.