Cuban Pork Roast

[John Sp]

Hello All,

Last week I was looking through recipes on NOLA.com (the website for our local newspaper the Times Picayune). I ran across a recipe for Cuban Pork Roast which I felt could be adapted for the rotisserie. The TP is a great resource for Creole and Cajun recipes as well as southern dishes. It is certainly worth a look for anyone interested in these types of cooking. This recipe calls for marinating a pork roast in mojo for 48 hours. Since the mojo is quite acidic (lime juice and wine), I was skeptical about how it would affect the texture of the roast. I asked my wife, Kari, to make a simple but elegant salad to go with the roast.

Marinating in mojo


Start of cook


Near the end of the cook


Resting


Plated with garlic rosemary new potatoes and tomato cucumber salad

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This was really good. I have no idea if it is authentic Cuban cuisine but it was very tasty. The family enjoyed it - there were no leftovers. The sauce (made from the mojo and the drippings from the roast (which I captured in an aluminum loaf pan placed under the roast in the grill) was awesome. The texture of the meat was unusual but not unpleasant. Kari's salad, a mixture of tomatoes, feta cheese, and cucumbers with balsamic vinaigrette and fresh basil was the star of the meal. Thanks for looking.

Regards,

John

 

[Dwain Pannell]

Great spin John. I love the taste of the mojo sauces. Thanks for the resource as well!

 

[Peter Gallagher]

yes, this looks a great recipe - Love the color of the meat after you pulled it off Kari's salad looks wonderful - !

 

[Jose Suro]

That looks soo good! I'm thinking about getting a spit for my Performer.

 

[Tony R]

 

[NAR_Simpson]

Great Job on the cook. I will have to remember to go to NOLA.com as well.

 

[Chris in Louisiana]

I check the Times Picayune food/restaurant section almost every day. Good place to get ideas.

Where did you get that basket on your rotisserie, and what else have you cooked with it?

 

[John Sp]

I check the Times Picayune food/restaurant section almost every day. Good place to get ideas.

Where did you get that basket on your rotisserie, and what else have you cooked with it?

Chris - I got it from Amazon. Here is a link to it. I have used it for potatoes, asparagus and wings. I have mixed feelings about it. It tore up the wings (if I do wings again I will put more into it so they are more crowded). It was not good at all for asparagus (kept losing them through the slots). It does work great for 'taters though...

Regards,

John

 

[Cliff Bartlett]

Pork, potatoes and salad look wonderful.

 

[John Solak]

Excellent looking roast and salad!!!