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Cuban Mojo Roast Pork with Yucca and Onions

This roasted dish pairs pork loin, trimmed with yucca, peeled, white onion, sliced and garlic, minced. Adjust the calorie target to automatically scale the ingredients while keeping the proportions of the meal balanced.

Dinner

Medium

Balanced High satiety Gluten free

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Estimated macros per portion

34 g Protein

61 g Carbohydrates

29 g Fat

5 g Fiber

Ingredients

650 kcal · 1 portion

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116g pork loin, trimmed 281 kcal
128g yucca (cassava), peeled 205 kcal
13g olive oil 115 kcal
6g garlic, minced 9 kcal
46g orange juice 22 kcal
12g lime juice 4 kcal
41g white onion, sliced 16 kcal
1g dried oregano 2 kcal
1g salt 0 kcal
0g black pepper 1 kcal

Cooking instructions

yucca (cassava)salt
Place the yucca in a pot, cover with water, add salt, and simmer 20 to 25 minutes until tender. Drain well.
pork loinolive oildried oreganosaltblack pepper
Meanwhile, season the pork with salt, black pepper, and oregano. Sear in a hot skillet with oil for 2 to 3 minutes per side, then cover and cook on low 6 to 8 minutes until cooked through.
olive oilgarlicorange juicelime juice
In a small pan, warm the olive oil over low heat. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds (do not brown). Stir in orange juice and lime juice; remove from heat.
pork loinyucca (cassava)white onion
Toss the cooked yucca with half the mojo. Slice the pork and spoon remaining mojo over the top. Add quick-sauteed onion in the pork pan for 2 minutes and serve.