Slow Cooked Cuban Pork with Sweet Potatoes

Name: Slow Cooked Cuban Pork with Sweet Potatoes Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 420 min
Total time: 440 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 lb. pork loin cut into 1 cubes; 1 large or 2 medium sweet potatoes cut into 1/2 cubes; 2 scallions chopped; 1 clove garlic minced or pressed; 1 15-oz can diced tomatoes with green chiles; 1/2 to 1 tsp ground cumin; 1/4 tsp ground black pepper; 1/2 Tbl salt; 1/4 cup orange juice fresh is best; 2 Tbl lime juice to be added 5 minutes before end; 2 Tbl minced fresh cilantro added 5 min before end

Minutes to Prepare: 20
Minutes to Cook: 420

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

1 lb. pork loin, cut into 1 " cubes1 large or 2 medium sweet potatoes, cut into 1/2 " cubes2 scallions, chopped1 clove garlic, minced or pressed1 15-oz can diced tomatoes with green chiles1/2 to 1 tsp ground cumin1/4 tsp ground black pepper1/2 Tbl salt1/4 cup orange juice, fresh is best2 Tbl lime juice, to be added 5 minutes before end2 Tbl minced fresh cilantro, added 5 min before end

Directions

Put pork and sweet potatoes into crock pot. sprinkle with chopped scallions. Mix garlic, tomatoes and spices right in the can. Pour over pork and sweet potatoes. Pour orange juice over top. cook for 7 hour on low or 4 hours on high setting. (If at high altitude, maybe longer) Remove lid, add lime juice and cilantro. cook 5 more minutes.

Serving Size: 4 1 1/2 cup servings

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JMB369.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 292.7
Total Fat: 9.6 g
Cholesterol: 89.6 mg
Sodium: 1,133.0 mg
Total Carbs: 15.4 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
Protein: 35.0 g

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