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Crockpot Cuban Style Pork Tenderloin
Slowly cooked to tender perfection in a delicious sauce composed of zesty citrus, savory soy sauce, fresh garlic, and herby oregano, this incredible Crockpot Cuban Style Pork Tenderloin is bursting with flavor! It’s an unbelievably good weeknight meal that is ridiculously easy to make!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs 5 mins
Total Time
3 hrs 35 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 255 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Cuban
Ingredients
For Crockpot Cuban Style Pork Tenderloin
- 2 pounds pork tenderloin 2 tenderloins about 1 pound each
- ¾ cup orange juice
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- ½ cup chicken broth or vegetable broth, low sodium or no sodium added
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
For Gravy
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Place the pork tenderloins in your crockpot.
- Combine the orange juice, lemon juice, chicken broth, soy sauce, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper in a bowl and pour this sauce over the tenderloins in the crockpot.
- Set the crockpot on high and cook for 3½ hours or on low for 5 to 6 hours.
- To make the gravy strain the remaining sauce. In a small sauce pan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter and add about ½ cup of the sauce and the flour. Quickly whisk and after the sauce thickens, add the remaining sauce, whisk and cook for about 3 minutes.
- Serve the pork tenderloin with gravy and a side of mashed potatoes.
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Notes
- Because the soy sauce is salty as well as the chicken broth you don’t need to add too much salt to the sauce mixture.
- Some slow cookers have timers which are really helpful. Yet, for food safety make sure your pork doesn’t stay in the crockpot too long once it’s done cooking.
- Cuban food tends to be less spicy. But you can easily add some heat to the pork if you like by adding a sliced jalapeno in with the sauce.
- Leftovers will keep in the refrigerator for 4 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months in an airtight container or sealed freezer bag.
- Watch the salt. Because the soy sauce is salty as well as the chicken broth you don’t need to add too much salt to the sauce mixture.
- Keep the pork warm. Some slow cookers have timers which are really helpful. Yet, for food safety make sure your pork doesn’t stay in the crockpot too long once it’s done cooking.
- Make it spicy. Cuban food tends to be less spicy. But you can easily add some heat to the pork if you like by adding a sliced jalapeno in with the sauce.
- Leftovers will keep in the refrigerator for 4 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months in an airtight container or sealed freezer bag.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
255kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
33g
(66%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
108mg
(36%)
Sodium
278mg
(12%)
Potassium
719mg
(21%)
Fiber
0.4g
(2%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
188IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
19mg
(21%)
Calcium
27mg
(3%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 255
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 255kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 33g | 66% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 108mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 278mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 719mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 0.4g | 2% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 188IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 19mg | 21% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.