Receta Instant Pot Mojo Pork Rice Bowls
Instant Pot Mojo Pork Rice Bowls By Eliot, on May 28th, 2019 Last December, I purchased an Instant Pot spontaneously during a Cyber-Something Sale. My crockpot had ceased to exist and we went for some time without any sort of stand alone cooking appliance.
I’ve used it probably three times since January. After finding this recipe, I will use it a TON more.
Instant Pot Mojo Pork
From EatingWell, June 2019
“In Cuba, lechon asado (roast pork) is marinated in mojo, a citrus-herb sauce. In this Instant-Pot pork recipe, the pressure cooker infuses similar flavor into pork shoulder. No pressure cooker? Braise the meat in a large pot in a 300°F oven for 4 to 5 hours.”
Ingredients
1 T. extra-virgin olive
1 (3 lb. boneless pork loin roast, trimmed and cut into 6 pieces (Original recipe called for pork shoulder.)
8 cloves garlic, minced
3 T. chopped fresh oregano
2 t. ground cumin
1 bay leaf (I used a fresh one.)
Zest & juice of 1 large orange, divided
Zest & juice of 1 large lime, divided
2 t. kosher salt
2 teaspoons ground pepper
½ cup water
1 large yellow onion, sliced (I used a Vidalia.)
Instructions
Heat oil in an electric pressure cooker on sauté mode. Add half the pork and cook, turning occasionally, until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a bowl and repeat with the remaining pork. Add garlic, oregano, cumin, bay leaf, orange and lime zests, salt and pepper to the pot and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in orange and lime juice and water and scrape up any browned bits. Nestle the pork into the sauce. Drizzle with any accumulated juices from the bowl and scatter onion over the top. Close and lock lid. Cook on high pressure for 1 hour. Manually release pressure and remove lid. Transfer the pork to a platter and shred the meat into large pieces. Skim fat from the liquid, if desired. Return the pot to sauté mode and bring the liquid to a boil. Cook until the sauce has thickened, about 10 minutes. Serve the sauce over the pork.
Yield: 10
Prep Time: 40 mins. Cook time: 60 mins. Total time: 100 mins. The shredded pork can be used in tacos, tortas, enchiladas, burritos…take the mojo wherever your imagination goes. For us, it was rice bowls.
Mojo Pork Rice Bowls
By Debra
Use the Mojo Pork to make rice bowls for a quick and easy weeknight meal.
Ingredients
1 c. long grain brown rice
6 oz. shredded pork (from above recipe)
1 avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced
1/2 c. cherry tomatoes, halved
1/4 c. red onion, diced
1/2 c. black beans, rinsed and drained*
jalapenos (fresh or pickled)
2 T. crumbled cojita cheese.
Instructions
Cook rice according to directions.
To make one bowl, place 1/2 c. of cooked rice, top with 3 oz. of shredded pork, a spoonful of sauce, half of the avocado slices, 1/4 c. tomatoes, 1/8 c. red onions, and 1/4 c. black beans. Sprinkle with jalapenos if desired and cojita cheese.
You can add other toppings like salsa, sour cream, cilantro, etc.
Yield: 2
Prep Time: 30 mins.
Cook time: 60 mins. (for rice)
.*I obviously forgot the black beans (left them in the microwave) so I guess their optional. I did remember them on a subsequent leftover night. I would recommend remembering them.
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