Cuban Pork Roast Recipe

Cuban Pork Roast

Recipe & Photos by Gil Butler | The Primal Chef

USWM Shopping List: 3 lbs US Wellness Meats Pork Shoulder 

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

• 3 lbs US Wellness Meats Pork Shoulder 

• 1⁄2 cup gluten-free soy sauce (or coconut aminos + 1 tsp salt) 

• 1 cup orange juice

• 6 garlic cloves, chopped

• 1 tbsp ground cumin

• 1 tbsp dried oregano

• 1 tsp paprika

• 1 tsp black pepper

• 1⁄4 cup avocado oil

Instructions:

1. Add all ingredients except the pork to a blender to create a smooth marinade.
2. Rub the pork with the marinade on all sides.
3. Marinate for 1-4 hours, or overnight.
4. Preheat the oven to 275°F.
5. Place pork in a baking dish covered with the marinade, and any extra.
6. Add 1 cup of water to the marinade.
7. Tightly cover with foil and put in the oven.
8. Cook for 5 hours, occasionally checking to see if the marinade is too thick. If it is, add more water.
9. While checking, baste the roast with the marinade.
10. Remove foil, increase temperature to 300°F and return to the oven for another hour allowing the top of the roast to brown and marinade to reduce. Only add water if needed to prevent it from actively burning.
11. Remove pork and chop up until falling apart.
12. If there is excess watery marinade, simmer it in a small pot until thick and then pour into the pork one spoonful at a time, tasting as you go to not make it too salty.