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Slow Cooker Jerk Pork with Caribbean Salsa
A delicious and light slow cooked pork with amazing spices and caribbean salsa on top.
Prep Time
10 mins
Slow Cooker
9 hrs
Total Time
9 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 10 Servings
Calories: 202 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Dinner
Cuisine:
Caribbean
Ingredients
- 3 pounds boneless pork shoulder, fat removed
- 6 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2-3 tablespoons jerk seasoning
- ½ teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 lime, juiced
- ½ cup fresh orange juice
Caribbean salsa:
- 1 avocado, diced
- 2 large ripe mangos, chopped
- 1 ½ tablespoons red onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- With a knife cut slits into the pork and stuff half of the garlic into the slits. Place the pork into a large sealable container.
- Combine the remaining garlic, jerk seasoning, and salt and rub over the pork.
- Mix the lime and orange juice and pour over the pork. Cover and marinate the pork for 5 hours or overnight.
- Spray a slow cooker with cooking spray and place the pork and marinating juice into the bottom of the slow cooker. Cook on LOW for 8-9 hours.
- Once the pork is cooked and tender, remove the pork and shred it. Place the shredded pork back into the slow cooker with the juices. Cook for an additional 15 minutes.
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To make the Caribbean salsa:
- Mix the diced mangos, avocado, and red onion. Add cilantro and lime juice and salt and pepper to taste. Serve over the pork.
Nutrition Information
Calories
202kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
56mg
(19%)
Sodium
247mg
(10%)
Potassium
567mg
(16%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
1688IU
(34%)
Vitamin C
27mg
(30%)
Calcium
39mg
(4%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 202
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 202kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 56mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 247mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 567mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 1688IU | 34% |
| Vitamin C | 27mg | 30% |
| Calcium | 39mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.