Mojo pork with sweet plantains is a traditional Cuban dish that combines the savory flavors of mojo sauce with the sweetness of plantains. This flavorful and aromatic dish is a staple in many Cuban households and is enjoyed by people of all ages. The mojo sauce is made with a blend of garlic, citrus juices, herbs, and spices, which gives the pork a tangy and slightly acidic flavor. The sweet plantains add a contrasting sweetness and help to balance out the acidity of the mojo sauce. When combined, these two components create a delicious and satisfying dish that is sure to please everyone at your table.
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MOJO PORK CHOPS WITH PLANTAINS
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 55m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cut a 2-inch strip of zest from both the orange and grapefruit; place in a glass bowl. Squeeze 3 tablespoons juice from each fruit into the bowl (set the fruit aside). Whisk in 3 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons vinegar, 1 tablespoon oregano, the cumin seeds, and salt and pepper to taste. Poke the pork chops with a fork, then add them to the marinade, turning to coat. Set aside for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make the mojo sauce: Squeeze 1 tablespoon each orange and grapefruit juice into another bowl; whisk in the remaining 1 tablespoon vinegar, 5 tablespoons olive oil, 1 tablespoon oregano, garlic and parsley. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste.
- Boil the plantains in a saucepan of salted water, covered, until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain, reserving about 1/2 cup cooking liquid. Smash the plantains with a potato masher, drizzling with olive oil and some of the cooking liquid. Season with salt and pepper; keep warm.
- Heat 2 medium skillets over medium-high heat. Remove the pork from the marinade; pat dry. Brush the chops lightly with some of the mojo sauce; sear until golden and slightly crisp on one side, about 5 minutes. Turn and cook about 3 more minutes. Divide the pork and plantains among plates and drizzle with more mojo sauce.
MOJO PORK
This mojo pork is super good and super easy...
Provided by richgator
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pork 100+ Pulled Pork Recipes
Time 8h20m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Combine pork, chicken broth, orange juice, lime juice, lemon juice, onion, jalapeno, garlic, salt, oregano, black pepper, cumin, paprika, and bay leaves in a slow cooker. Stir to combine.
- Cover and cook on Low until pork shreds easily with a fork, 8 to 10 hours.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 176.7 calories, Carbohydrate 6.8 g, Cholesterol 60.2 mg, Fat 6.9 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 21.3 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 479.6 mg, Sugar 2.5 g
MOJO PORK CHOPS WITH GRILLED PLANTAINS RECIPE - (4.5/5)
Provided by HeatherS
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Spray grill rack with nonstick spray. Preheat grill to medium-high or prepare medium-high fire. Stir together half of garlic, the oregano, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt in small bowl. Rub on both sides of pork chops. Place chops on grill rack and grill until instant-read thermometer inserted into side of chop registers 145°F for medium, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to platter; keep warm. Leave grill on. Cut plantains lengthwise in half. Place plantains on grill rack and grill, turning occasionally, until tender, about 8 minutes. Add plantains to platter. To make sauce, whisk together lime juice, orange zest and juice, remaining garlic, the cilantro, serrano, oil, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt in small bowl. Spoon over pork and plantains. Serve a dish of grilled red onion wedges and cherry tomatoes alongside the succulent pork chops.
PORK STUFFED WITH SWEET PLANTAIN, SERVED WITH AJILI-MOJILI
A combination of weet plantain wihtthe succulent pork and a piquant 'ajili-mojili' sauce from Puerto Rico makes this an oustanding dish, full of constrsting flavours. Prep time time includes MARINATING. .The ingredients for the sauce begin at the bonnett peppers. This recipe is from "Eat Caribbean" Cookbook
Provided by Ck2plz
Categories Pork
Time 1h50m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- The day before, rub the adobo powder into the pork all over. Cover and place in the fridge overnight to marinate.
- Preheat the over to 350 degress.
- The objective is to have the whole plantain centred in the roll of pork. If the cut of meat is solid at one end, slice a hole through so that the plantain can be shoved in and lined up in the center of the cut. Roll and tie. Place in a roasting tray and roast, covered loosely with foil, for about an hour.
- Uncover and allow the roast to brown for a further 30-40 minutes, depending on how well done you like your pork. Don't overcook it or the meat will become dry. (A meat thermometer shoulde read 170 degrees when it is done).
- Meanwhile, as the meat is cooking, make the sauce. Place the hot pepper, peppercorns, garlic and salt in a blender and blend the ingredients until it forms a puree. Pour in lime juice, vinegar and oil and blend again.
- Remove pork from teh oven and allow to stand for 10 minutes before carving. Serve with ajili-mojili sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 980.8, Fat 37.1, SaturatedFat 5.2, Sodium 2405.4, Carbohydrate 138.9, Fiber 6.8, Sugar 12.2, Protein 23.9
SPIRAL PLANTAINS WITH MOJO SAUCE RECIPE BY TASTY
Your favorite accordion potato recipe just got a new twist. Replace the spuds with slightly sweet plantains for a delicious take on the fairground classic. Zesty mojo sauce brightens up these fried delights to create the perfect bite!
Provided by Tikeyah Whittle
Categories Appetizers
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Make the mojo sauce: In a high-powered blender, combine the orange juice, lime juice, cilantro, salt, oregano, cumin, and garlic. Turn the blender on to medium speed and slowly drizzle in the olive oil until emulsified. Set aside until ready to use. The sauce will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
- Make the accordion plantains: Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat until the temperature reaches 325°F (160°C). Set a wire rack over a baking sheet.
- Use a sharp knife to remove the tips of the plantains, then peel and cut the plantains in half crosswise. Place a plantain half between two chopsticks or skewers on a flat surface. Slice the plantain crosswise at ¼-inch intervals, using the chopsticks to avoid cutting all the way through. Flip the plantain over and slice diagonally at ¼-inch intervals, again using the chopsticks to avoid cutting all the way through. Gently thread a 6-inch skewer through the center of the plantain and carefully separate the layers with your fingers so that they are evenly spaced. Repeat with the remaining plantains.
- Fry the plantain skewers in the hot oil until light golden brown, using a slotted spoon or tongs to rotate for even frying, about 5 minutes total. Carefully transfer the skewers to the wire rack.
- Increase the heat to high to bring the oil temperature to 375°F (190°C).
- Return the plantains to the hot oil and fry until a deep copper color, about 3 minutes. Transfer to the wire rack and immediately season with salt.
- Serve the accordion plantains with the mojo sauce and mayoketchup for dipping.
- Enjoy!
CARIBBEAN STUFFED PORK WITH ORANGE SWEET POTATOES AND PLANTAINS
This was definitely a huge experiment I had no idea how this would turn out or if the flavours would work and it turned out great. I have a Caribbean cook book that we brought in St. Lucia on our honeymoon, I got the sweet potato recipe from this and I have made plantains for years they make a wonderful snack, and keep in an air tight jar for quite long periods of time. The pork was an experiment and my hubby and myself thought it was wonderful. The pork came out so tender and moist, one of the most tender pork recipes I have made.
Provided by The Flying Chef
Categories Yam/Sweet Potato
Time 1h45m
Yield 3 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 33
Steps:
- Cut the pork down the centre making sure not to go all the way through (basically butterflying.) Pound pork with a meat mallet until same thickness all over. Season with salt and pepper on both sides.
- In a frying pan melt butter, add onions, cook until soft, add herbs, breadcrumbs, rum, chopped mango and salt and pepper to taste, stir to combines.
- Spoon stuffing down on half of pork remembering to leave enough of an edge so when you fold, the other half over, it will cover the stuffing completely.
- Fold the other half of the pork over and secure with kitchen string at 11/2-2 inch intervals. In a lightly oiled roasting pan, place pork and bake in a preheated oven 180°C for about 1 hr (cooking time may be longer if your meat weight is more and I'm not sure if it will be less if you do 2 smaller loins, just check towards the end of cooking time regularly, to see if it is cooked through).
- Baste meat several times during cooking with reserved juice, I even poured a little over the pork when I started, so the pork juices combined with this made for some great juices I could use for sauce later. (don't pour too much though and make sure it is natural juice and not syrup as it will burn and also forms a glaze on the pork because of the high sugar content).
- Mango Sauce:.
- Drain the mango reserving the juice, blend or process mango until smooth, pour into saucepan, leave on a low heat.
- Heat a little olive oil in a pan, add onion and garlic cook until onion is soft and garlic has just started to brown, add to mango, turn up the heat to medium.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and stir until jam has melted and sugar dissolved, that's it easy peasy sauce is done. This can just be left over a very low heat to keep warm. When the pork is cooked just add the 3 Tablespoon of juices and stir to combine. If sauce is not quite hot enough, turn the heat up at this time and heat for a couple of minutes until hot. Serve over pork.
- Orange-Baked Sweet Potatoes:.
- Peel sweet potatoes and chop into pieces (just like you would regular potatoes that you were going to mash.) Place in a pan cover with water and boil until tender then drain.
- While potatoes are cooking, slice the tops off of 4 oranges and scoop out the flesh be careful not to break the shells. Cut the peel from the tops into thin strips to use as garnish later. Squeeze the juice from the pulp (there will be more juice than you need but I squeeze it all and drink the rest, there is nothing like fresh orange juice.) and grate a teaspoon of rind from the fifth orange.
- Mash the sweet potato until smooth (I use a bar mix). Add butter, cream, sugar, rum, orange juice and cinnamon, whisk to combine or bar mix away whatever is easier (Hint: Bar Mix, Bar Mix) Mix in grated rind and season with salt and pepper.
- Spoon mashed potato mixture into the orange shells. Place on a baking tray and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (perfect already at that temp from pork.) Bake for 15-20 minutes, until you have golden brown top. Garnish with the reserved strips of orange peel and serve.
- Plantain Chips:.
- Peel plantains and thinly slice them into rounds.
- Heat the oil in a deep frying pan and fry plantains until crispy and golden.
- Drain on absorbent paper and season with salt.
- Oh so easy and oh so delicious, just remember you need some for dinner, so don't sneak to many while cooking :).
- To Serve: Arrange pork slices on plate pour sauce over the top. Arrange plantain chips and place orange shell on top of them.
- Bon Appetit.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1317.2, Fat 35.6, SaturatedFat 17.3, Cholesterol 198.8, Sodium 526.4, Carbohydrate 194.7, Fiber 21.3, Sugar 96.2, Protein 58.4
Tips:
- Choose pork shoulder or pork butt for the most flavorful results.
- Use a sharp knife to score the pork skin, making sure not to cut into the meat.
- Rub the pork with a generous amount of mojo sauce, making sure to get it into all the nooks and crannies.
- Roast the pork in a low oven for several hours, or until it is fall-apart tender.
- While the pork is roasting, prepare the sweet plantains. Peel and slice the plantains, then fry them in hot oil until they are golden brown and caramelized.
- Serve the mojo pork with the sweet plantains, and enjoy!
Conclusion:
Mojo pork with sweet plantains is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal or a special occasion. The pork is tender and flavorful, and the sweet plantains are a perfect complement. This dish is sure to please everyone at your table.
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