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Yuca Con Mojo with Grilled Pork Skewers

This grilled dish pairs yuca, peeled and cut into chunks with pork tenderloin, cubed, garlic, minced and orange juice. Adjust the calorie target to automatically scale the ingredients while keeping the proportions of the meal balanced.

Dinner

Medium

Balanced Gluten free

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Estimated macros per portion

33 g Protein

92 g Carbohydrates

18 g Fat

6 g Fiber

Ingredients

650 kcal · 1 portion

Ingredient quantities automatically adjust to your calorie target.

210g yuca (cassava), peeled and cut into chunks 336 kcal
134g pork tenderloin, cubed 159 kcal
12g olive oil 106 kcal
12g garlic, minced 18 kcal
50g orange juice 24 kcal
13g lime juice 4 kcal
0.84 tsp (2g) dried oregano 6 kcal

Cooking instructions

yuca (cassava)
Bring a small pot of salted water to a boil. Add yuca and simmer until very tender and splitting, 18 to 25 minutes; drain well.
yuca (cassava)pork tenderloindried oregano
While yuca cooks, thread pork cubes onto skewers and season with salt, pepper, and oregano.
olive oil
Grill or sear the skewers in a hot skillet with a little oil, turning, until cooked through and browned, 8 to 10 minutes total.
olive oilgarlicorange juicelime juice
Make mojo: warm olive oil in a small pan, briefly sizzle the minced garlic (do not brown), then stir in orange juice and lime juice; remove from heat.
yuca (cassava)pork tenderloin
Toss the hot yuca with the mojo and serve with the pork skewers.