This recipe hails from Epcot's Food and Wine Festival at Walt Disney World. The mojo pork is slow-cooked and served with a simple cilantro-lime rice, black beans, and pickled red onions for a complete meal.

My sister recently upgraded her Crock Pot to an Instant Pot, and thus passed her Crock Pot down to me. Believe it or not, this was my first ever slow cooker. I usually braise and stew meat the old fashioned way for several hours on the stove top. It never occurred to me to purchase a Crock Pot myself, but when gifted one it made sense to break it out and make something slow-cooked.
Speaking of my sister, she was at Disney World last week with her family (WITHOUT ME!). As disappointing as that is, I figured I would use the Crock Pot to prepare a Disney recipe, so I wouldn't feel quite so depressed about it.
I'm really loving The Best of Epcot Festivals Cookbook, which I purchased this past December at Epcot. It includes wonderful recipes from both the International Food and Wine Festival and the International Flower and Garden Festival.
The recipe I'm sharing today was featured on the menu last year at the Food and Wine Festival's Islands of the Caribbean outdoor kitchen.
Mojo Pork with Black Beans, Cilantro Rice and Pickled Red Onions is the ultimate Caribbean comfort. Pork butt slowly simmers in a combination of orange, lime, and lemon juices, white vinegar, garlic, onion, and oregano until it literally falls apart.
I removed the mojo pork pieces to shred them, then strained the braising liquid to remove the chunks of onion and spices. Then I returned the pork back to the Crock Pot with some of the reserved braising liquid to keep the meat moist.
To accompany the slightly acidic, meltingly tender mojo pork is an herbaceous cilantro lime rice and cumin-and-oregano-scented black beans with sauteed onion, garlic, and bell peppers.
The finished dish is served with pickled red onions. The slightly sweet, acidic onions pack a punch, and balance out the richness of the pork very nicely.
Although it's not quite a replacement for an actual trip to Disney, this mojo pork is delicious and satisfying. It will also make your entire house smell magical!
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Mojo Pork with Black Beans, Cilantro Rice and Pickled Red Onions
Ingredients
Mojo Pork:
- 3-to-4- pound boneless pork butt cut into 4 to 5 pieces
- 2 tablespoons coarse salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ½ cup white vinegar
- 1 cup orange juice
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 small white onion coarsely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
Cilantro Lime Rice:
- 2 cups long-grain rice
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro stems removed and minced
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
Black Beans:
- ½ cup olive oil (I only used about 2 tablespoons)
- 1 small white onion chopped
- 1 small red bell pepper chopped
- 1 small green bell pepper chopped
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 3 (15-ounce) cans black beans drained and rinsed
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon chili pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro plus more for garnish
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- Pickled red onions for serving
Instructions
- For mojo pork: Season pork with salt and pepper. Place all ingredients in slow cooker, mixing well. Cook 8 to 10 hours on low, or until pork is tender and easy to pull apart. Cool slightly and shred with two forks.
- For cilantro lime rice: Bring 4 cups of water to a boil, stir in rice, salt, and oil, reduce heat and simmer, cover and cook until rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Stir in cilantro and lime juice. Set aside and keep warm.
- For black beans: Heat oil in a large saucepan and saute onion, red and green peppers and garlic over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Add black beans, oregano, cumin, pepper flakes and cilantro and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in red wine vinegar. Simmer or keep warm until ready to serve.
- To serve: Scoop serving of rice into bowl, spoon black beans on top, then shredded pork. Top with fresh chopped cilantro and pickled red onions.
Notes
Nutrition
*All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.*
Robyn says
This recipe is beyond fantastic. We are huge foodies and Disney fans and love to cook. I have made this twice now. My husband is a former chef and said it was restaurant quality. Super simple to make and definitely worth it. Thanks for the great recipe!