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  • Cuban Pork

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    Cuban Pork
    Prep: 10 min Cook: 2 hours Servings: 4
    by John Spottiswood
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    I adapted this recipe from a very popular cuban pork recipe on Allrecipes. I used boneless country style ribs instead of pork roast, because they were on sale and easier! I also boiled instead of roasting, because I find it makes the pork even more tender. I was very happy with the results. Incredibly flavorful and wonderful over black beans and rice!

    Ingredients

    • 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
    • 1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
    • 4 cloves garlic, chopped
    • 2 teaspoons salt
    • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
    • 2/3 cup orange juice
    • 1/3 cup dry sherry
    • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
    • 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
    • 2 tablespoons olive oil
    • 2-3 cups water
    • 3-4 pounds boneless pork country style ribs

    Directions

    1. Heat a small, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the cumin seeds and peppercorns to the pan; stir or shake constantly until fragrant and beginning to brown, about 2 minutes. Cool.
    2. Using a mortar and pestle, crush toasted spices with garlic, salt, and oregano to make a paste. You can also do this in the small bowl of a food processor. Transfer to a small bowl, and stir in orange juice, lime juice, lemon juice, sherry, and olive oil. Pour the contents of the bowl into a pot just large enough for each of the ribs to lie flat in the bottom, then place the ribs in the pot. It's OK if they are touching and a little crammed. Pour in 2-3 cups of water...just enough to mostly cover the ribs.
    3. Bring the pot to a high boil, then reduce to a low simmer. Simmer ribs for 1 hour, turning over once if a portion of the ribs is not covered by the water. After 1 hour, turn the heat up to medium and let the liquid boil down to just about half way up the ribs or less...about 1 hour.
    4. At this point the ribs will be mouthwateringly tender. Serve over black beans and rice or another starch dish. The thickened sauce is very pungent. I loved it over my ribs. It was a bit strong for my kids, who liked it mixed in the rice but not over the ribs. The ribs are wonderful served either way...dry or with sauce poured them.

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    Reviews

    • Nancy Miyasaki
      Nancy Miyasaki
      I really enjoyed this. I went easy on the sauce though as it is very pungent.
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      • Jen Di Pietro
        Jen Di Pietro
        This one saved my you know what! I didn;t have time to do my usual crockpot prep before leaving for work this morning. So I was a bit up the creek once I got home with 3 hours max to get dinner ready and 5 pounds of Country Style Ribs on my hands. I searched for a recipe that would enable me to cut the cooking time in half from a normal crock pot session.
        I found this one! I normally do not like to play around with the ingredients on a recipe that I am trying for the first time but in this case, I was not packing a trifecta of citrus and my spice rack did not have cumin seed but cumin already ground. I had NO fresh lime so increased quantities on both orange and lemon juices. I believe that cut down on the acidity as the lemons and oranges I had were quite sweet. The recipe worked like a charm. No surprises except that it was absolutely delicious. The entire family loved it and it is now going to be a repeat on our weekly menu rotation. Thank YOU!!!

        I served it with homemade black beans and white long grain rice. topped it with chopped fine white onion and queso cheese. REALLY REALLY GOOD and an awesome cooking technique!

        Comments

        • ShaleeDP
          ShaleeDP
          This looks delicious! I am not much of a pork person but this seems one of the recipes I would love.
          • Susan Jeffries
            Susan Jeffries
            WhooooHoooo! My sister and mom cooked up 80 pounds of pork roast for my niece's wedding. My sis and I pulled apart every bit of it to nothing but the delicious strings of meat. I wanted the recipe, but she had fooled around with it and forgot to make a copy for me--I am making yours as soon as possible! I love, love, love Cuban pork!
            • John Spottiswood
              John Spottiswood
              Very similar...but a little more flavorful.
              • Cristina
                Cristina
                Like the ingredients, looks very flavorful. Is it like carnitas?

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