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Lechon Asado Bowl with Yuca and Mojo

This simmered dish pairs yuca, peeled and cut into chunks with cooked roasted pork, sliced or shredded, orange juice and lime juice. Adjust the calorie target to automatically scale the ingredients while keeping the proportions of the meal balanced.

Lunch Dinner

Medium

Balanced Gluten free

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Estimated macros per portion

32 g Protein

66 g Carbohydrates

28 g Fat

5 g Fiber

Ingredients

650 kcal · 1 portion

Ingredient quantities automatically adjust to your calorie target.

109g cooked roasted pork, sliced or shredded 264 kcal
149g yuca (cassava), peeled and cut into chunks 238 kcal
12g olive oil 106 kcal
41g orange juice 19 kcal
10g lime juice 3 kcal
7g garlic, minced 10 kcal
0.68 tsp (1g) dried oregano 3 kcal
0.34 tsp (1g) ground cumin 3 kcal
0.34 tsp (1g) kosher salt 0 kcal
0.17 tsp (0g) black pepper 1 kcal

Cooking instructions

yuca (cassava)
Bring a small pot of salted water to a boil. Add yuca and simmer 10-12 minutes until tender; drain well.
cooked roasted porkyuca (cassava)
While yuca cooks, warm the cooked pork in a skillet over medium heat until hot and lightly browned at the edges.
olive oilorange juicelime juicegarlicdried oreganoground cuminkosher saltblack pepper
In a bowl, whisk orange juice, lime juice, garlic, oregano, cumin, salt, and black pepper. Slowly whisk in olive oil to make a quick mojo.
cooked roasted porkyuca (cassava)
Toss hot yuca with half the mojo so it absorbs the sauce. Spoon pork into a bowl and drizzle with remaining mojo.
cooked roasted porkyuca (cassava)kosher saltblack pepper
Serve yuca alongside the pork; add more salt, citrus, or pepper to taste.