Instant Pot Garlicky Cuban Pork

This Instant Pot Cuban Pork Recipe features tender shredded pork marinated in a garlic, cumin, and citrus marinade, then cooked to perfection in the Instant Pot.

⏱ 160 min 🔨 Prep 20min 🔥 Cook 80min 📊 Hard 🍽 10 servings 👁 6
Instant Pot Garlicky Cuban Pork

Ingredients

10 servings

Instructions

  1. PRESSURE COOKER: Cut the pork in 4 pieces and place in a bowl.
  2. In a small blender or mini food processor, combine garlic, grapefruit juice, lime juice, oregano, cumin and salt and blend until smooth.
  3. Pour the marinade over the pork and let it sit room temperature 1 hour or refrigerated as long as overnight.
  4. Transfer to the pressure cooker, add the bay leaf, cover and cook high pressure 80 minutes. Let the pressure release naturally.
  5. Remove pork and shred using two forks.
  6. Remove liquid from pressure cooker, reserving then place the pork back into pressure cooker. Add about 1 cup of the liquid (jus) back, adjust the salt as needed and keep warm until you're ready to eat.
  7. SLOW COOKER: Cut the pork in 4 pieces and place in a bowl.
  8. In a small blender or mini food processor, combine garlic, grapefruit juice, lime juice, oregano, cumin and salt and blend until smooth.
  9. Pour the marinade over the pork and let it sit room temperature 1 hour or refrigerated as long as overnight.
  10. Transfer to the slow cooker, add the bay leaf, cover and cook low 8 hours.
  11. Remove pork and shred using two forks.
  12. Remove liquid from slow cooker, reserving then place the pork back into slow cooker. Add about 1 cup of the liquid (jus) back, adjust the salt as needed and keep warm until you're ready to eat.
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Nutrition per serving

213kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$4428.00
Per Serving
$443.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$8856.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (62% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountSubtotal
boneless pork shoulder blade roast 3 lb $330.00
garlic 6 cloves $1185.00
juice of 1 grapefruit 1 g $1.00
juice of 1 lime 1 l $1030.00
fresh oregano 0.5 tbsp $45.00
cumin 0.5 tbsp $53.00
kosher salt 1 tbsp $5.00
bay leaf 1 $1779.00
lime wedges - -
chopped cilantro - -
hot sauce - -
tortillas - -
salsa - -

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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Instant Pot Garlicky Cuban Pork

Ingredients:
  • 3 lb boneless pork shoulder blade roast (lean, all fat removed)
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • juice of 1 grapefruit (about 2/3 cup)
  • juice of 1 lime
  • 1/2 tbsp fresh oregano
  • 1/2 tbsp cumin
  • 1 tbsp kosher salt
  • 1 bay leaf
  • lime wedges (for serving)
  • chopped cilantro (for serving)
  • hot sauce (for serving)
  • tortillas (optional for serving)
  • salsa (optional for serving)

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