Cuban Pork Roast Recipe

Rating 4

A citrus and spice marinade seasons this moist, tender roast. "The pork is flavorful but mild, so everyone likes it," says Virginia Cronk of Little Torch Key, Florida. "You can serve it Cuban-style with black beans and rice, or make a traditional Cuban sandwich of pork, ham, Swiss cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, mustard, mayonnaise and dill pickle."

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Cuban Pork Roast Recipe
  • Prep: 10 min. + marinating Bake: 1 hour + standing
  • Yield: 12 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup lime juice
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 10 garlic cloves, minced
  • 4 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh thyme or 2 teaspoons dried thyme
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 1 boneless pork top loin roast (3 pounds)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

  • In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Pour half of the marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add the pork roast. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 2 hours. Refrigerate remaining marinade.
  • Drain and discard marinade from pork. Place roast in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Pour reserved marinade over the roast. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • Cover and bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Uncover; baste with pan drippings. Bake 15 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 145°. Discard bay leaves. Let roast stand for 10 minutes before slicing. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (3 ounces cooked pork) equals 168 calories, 6 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 66 mg cholesterol, 88 mg sodium, 1 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 26 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat.

Originally published as Cuban Pork Roast in Light & Tasty April/May 2002, p51

Sweet White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.

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Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2011 by angelasandoval

The flavor of this marinade was excellent but the meat needed to marinate overnight. The two end pieces were the only that had really picked up the flavor.

 
 

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