Cuban Shredded Pork

Cuban Shredded Pork
Cuban Shredded Pork might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and primal recipe has 470 calories, 50g of protein, and 25g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. If you have juice of lime, onion powder, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Instructions

1
In a large saucepan, combine water, juice of one lime, thyme sprig, peppercorns, garlic powder, onion powder and salt. Bring mixture to a boil.
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Add pork chops, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until meat is very tender.
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Add more water as necessary to keep chops covered.
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Turn off heat and let the chops rest in the broth for 30 minutes.
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Remove chops from broth and shred, removing excess fat; set aside.
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In a large frying pan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat.
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Add the shredded pork and fry until it is almost crisp, about 5 minutes.
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Add the onion and garlic and continue to cook until the onion is just tender yet slightly crisp, about 10 minutes more.
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Add the juice of one lime, mix though and toss with cilantro.
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Serve and enjoy.
DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h, 45 m.
Servings6
Health Score33
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