Best Braised Pork With Cumin Rojões Recipes

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BRAISED PORK WITH CUMIN (ROJõES)



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This is a typical Portuguese pork dish. But the best rojoes you'll find is in the norther part of Portugal, in the Minho distric (Pont De Lima) thats the place to go for the best rojoes ever, served with a nice bottle of wine from the region. Can't ask for anything better.

Provided by Mia 3

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 30m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 lbs lean boneless pork, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 1/2 tablespoons lard
1 cup red wine
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
2 bay leaves
2 teaspoons salt
fresh ground pepper
4 lemon slices
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon paprika

Steps:

  • Marinate your pork meat overnight, in the wine, garlic,salt, pepper, and crushed bayleaf, and the paparika. The next day in a skillet melt the lard over high heat, add the pork cubes (DRY well with a paper towel ) and brown.
  • them stirring frequently with a wooden spoon, and also regulating the heat so that they color quickly and evenly without burning. Stir in the marinate that remained along with the cumin add a little more salt if needed, and 1 teaspoon of chopped garlic. Bring to a boil. then cover and reduce heat to low and let simmer for 25 minutes or till pork.
  • is tender. Add in a little more wine if it looks to dry so that you'll have a nice thick sauce and cook for 5 minutes, stir in the fresh cilantro . Pour the pork into a heated platter, surrounded with boil potatoes or fried.
  • Decorate with lemon slices and black olives.
  • serve with a nice green salad on the side a bottle of red wine.
  • Enjoy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 430.9, Fat 18.1, SaturatedFat 6.4, Cholesterol 138.4, Sodium 1285.7, Carbohydrate 4.2, Fiber 1, Sugar 0.8, Protein 49.3

CITRUS-BRAISED PORK



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Using a Dutch oven to make amazing pulled pork indoors is easy and foolproof with this flavorful recipe. Use in sandwiches or make into chilaquiles.

Provided by Ashley Baron Rodriguez

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Mexican

Time 8h55m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 cups orange juice
1 yellow onion, sliced
½ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
10 cloves garlic, smashed
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1 ½ tablespoons kosher salt
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons freshly grated lime zest
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
2 dried bay leaves
3 ½ pounds bone-in pork shoulder roast

Steps:

  • Mix orange juice, onion, lime juice, olive oil, garlic, brown sugar, salt, oregano, cumin, lime zest, pepper, and bay leaves in a heavy Dutch oven. Add pork shoulder; turn to coat. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator, 4 hours to overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Remove Dutch oven from the refrigerator and cover tightly with aluminum foil.
  • Bake pork in the preheated oven until heated through, about 1 1/2 hours. Flip pork carefully. Replace foil and bake for 1 hour more. Remove aluminum foil. Continue baking uncovered, turning once halfway through, until pork falls apart and marinade is reduced, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
  • Remove pork from oven and let rest for 20 minutes. Shred pork in the Dutch oven using 2 forks; mix shredded pork with the reduced marinade. Discard bay leaves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 298.1 calories, Carbohydrate 10.7 g, Cholesterol 52 mg, Fat 22 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 14.3 g, SaturatedFat 5.9 g, Sodium 762.8 mg, Sugar 6.7 g

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