Puerto Rican Pork a La Criolla

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⏱ 95 mins 🍽 6-8 serving(s) 🏷 Pork

This Puerto Rican pork roast is packed with flavour from a simple rub of garlic, black pepper, oregano and cider vinegar. It requires minimal preparation before roasting in the oven for roughly an hour and a half. The result is a succulent, aromatic main dish that serves six to eight people. Any leftovers are excellent for sandwiches the next day.

Puerto Rican Pork a La Criolla

Ingredients

  • 1 (3 lb) boneless pork loin roast
  • 1 tablespoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced (more if you like...)
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3/4 tablespoon salt

Method

  1. Set your oven to heat to 350 degrees F.
  2. Mix the pepper, minced garlic, oregano, cider vinegar, olive oil and salt together in a small bowl, then massage this paste thoroughly over the entire pork loin.
  3. Put the seasoned roast into a shallow baking pan and cook it uncovered at 350 degrees F for approximately 1-1/2 hours, until a meat thermometer registers 165 to 170 degrees F.
  4. Take the pork out of the oven and allow it to sit for 10 minutes prior to carving.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium979500 mg

Recipe details

CategoryPork
AuthorEdsGirlAngie