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Bobby Flay’s Cuban Pork with Sour Orange Sauce Recipe
Bobby Flay’s Cuban Pork with Sour Orange Sauce Recipe-March 2024
Mar 31, 2026 3:41 PM

  

Ingredients

serves 8

  1 bone-in pork shoulder (about 4 pounds), trimmed of excess fat

  12 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped

  1/2 cup olive oil

  1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh oregano leaves

  3 1/2 cups fresh orange juice

  1 1/4 cups fresh lime juice

  Grated zest of 1 orange

  Grated zest of 1 lime

  Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

  Mojo Dipping Sauce (recipe follows)

  

Mojo Dipping Sauce

4 cloves garlic

  1 serrano chile, chopped

  3 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves

  Kosher salt

  3/4 cup fresh orange juice

  1/4 cup fresh lime juice

  1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

  1 tablespoon clover honey

  

Step 1

Using a paring knife, make small slits over the entire surface of the pork. Set aside 1 teaspoon of the garlic for the sauce, and rub the rest into the slashes. Whisk together the oil and the 1/4 cup oregano in a large roasting pan. Add the pork, turn to coat, cover, and let marinate in the refrigerator for at least 8 and up to 24 hours.

  

Step 2

Remove the pork from the refrigerator 30 minutes before roasting.

  

Step 3

Preheat the oven to 425°F.

  

Step 4

Combine 3 cups of the orange juice, 1 cup of the lime juice, and the orange and lime zests in a large saucepan over high heat. Boil to reduce to 2 cups. Remove from the heat and stir in the remaining 1/2 cup orange juice, 1/4 cup lime juice, reserved 1 teaspoon chopped garlic, and remaining 2 tablespoons oregano. Let the sour orange sauce cool to room temperature.

  

Step 5

Season the pork with salt and pepper, transfer the roasting pan to the oven, and roast for 30 minutes.

  

Step 6

Reduce the oven temperature to 350°F and continue roasting until the pork is golden brown and a thermometer inserted into the center reaches 180°F, about 2 hours. Baste the pork with the sour orange sauce during the last 30 minutes of cooking.

  

Step 7

Remove the pork from the oven, baste it with any remaining sauce, tent it loosely with foil, and let it rest for 15 minutes before slicing. Serve slices drizzled with a little of the Mojo Dipping Sauce.

  

Mojo Dipping Sauce

Step 8

Using a mortar and pestle, mash the garlic, serrano, cilantro, and a few pinches of salt until it becomes a paste. Add the orange juice, lime juice, oil, and honey, and stir to combine.

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