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Slow Cooker Jerk Pork

No need for an expensive spice mix or hard to find chilies, this slow cooker Jerk Pork packs all the Jamaican flavor using spices in your pantry.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs
Total Time
8 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 330 kcal
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Caribbean

Ingredients

  • 3 lb pork roast (Boston but or picnic roast), trimmed of excess fat
  • 6 garlic cloves (or 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder)
  • ½ bunch scallions, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp red pepper flakes*
  • 2 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp ground allspice
  • 1 Tbsp thyme
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • 1 ½ tsp ground black pepper
  • ¾ tsp cinnamon
  • ¾ tsp nutmeg
  • ¾ tsp ginger
  • 1 lime, juiced (roughly 3 Tbsp juice)
  • 3 Tbsp soy sauce, traditionally brewed
  • ½ c water

Instructions

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  1. Combine all of the ingredients in a slow cooker and cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 6-8 hours. 
  2. Remove the pork from the slow cooker and shred with two forks. Return the meat to the slow cooker, mixing well with the juices. 
  3. Serve with hearty bread. (The meat will keep warm nicely in a low crock pot for up to 2 hours.)

Notes

  • * If you want your jerk pork a bit less spicy, feel free to cut the red pepper flakes back a bit. If you do so, also cut back the brown sugar by the same amount. The sweetness balances out the heat, and if you change the heat without changing the sugar, your pork will be a bit off-balance in sweetness.
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  • This recipe from 2014 was updated in May 2017. We made the Jerk Pork even tastier! Enjoy!

Nutrition Information

Calories 330kcal (17%) Carbohydrates 3.4g (1%) Protein 43.9g (88%) Fat 14.6g (22%) Saturated Fat 5.3g (27%) Cholesterol 130mg (43%) Sodium 777mg (32%) Fiber 0.9g (4%) Sugar 0.8g (2%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 330

% Daily Value*

Calories 330kcal 17%
Carbohydrates 3.4g 1%
Protein 43.9g 88%
Fat 14.6g 22%
Saturated Fat 5.3g 27%
Cholesterol 130mg 43%
Sodium 777mg 32%
Fiber 0.9g 4%
Sugar 0.8g 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.