A delicious recipe for Puerto Rican pork roast with tender pork, orange, lime and spices. Place it in the slow cooker in the morning and it's ready by dinner!
In a pan on medium heat, pour the tablespoon of oil into the pan and then brown the pork roast, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer the roast to the slow cooker.
in a blender, blend the orange juice, lime juice, garlic, cumin, salt and oregano until smooth. Pour the mixture over the pork.
Allow the pork to marinate in the orange juice mixture for approximately 10 minutes, then flip the pork and allow to marinate for 10 minutes more.
Turn the slow cooker to low and cook for 6-8 hours.
Remove the pork from the slow cooker and shred the meat.
Drain all liquid from the slow cooker, reserving one cup. Return the shredded pork to the slow cooker, pour the reserved liquid over the meat and stir until blended well. Serve over rice.
Notes
Serve with rice, plantains, pigeon peas or vegetables if desired.