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Cuban Pork
This Keto Cuban Pork recipe is the perfect quick, easy and tasty weeknight dinner. Marinated Pork chops stuffed with crunchy pickles, swiss cheese and ham.
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Ingredients to Make Cuban Pork:
- pork chops
- olive oil
- orange
- limes
- minced garlic
- fresh mint
- fresh cilantro
- dried oregano
- ground cumin
- salt & pepper
- pickle slices
- swiss cheese
- ham
- mustard
How to make Cuban Pork:
- Blend all the ingredients for the marinade together and pour into a large ziplock bag. Add the pork and marinade overnight in the fridge (or at the very least, 2-3 hours before cooking).
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Remove the butterflied pork from the marinade and lay them open and flat. And add the mustard, pickles, cheese, sliced ham to the inside. Fold it over and secure it with a toothpick.
- Sear the pork in a hot pan for approximately 2 minutes per side.
- Then transfer to a baking dish and bake in the oven for about 30-35 minutes.
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Cuban Pork
This Keto Cuban Pork recipe is the perfect quick, easy and tasty weeknight dinner. Marinated Pork chops stuffed with crunchy pickles, swiss cheese and ham. Gluten-Free. Low-Carb. Keto. Paleo. Whole 30.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless pork chops, butterflied
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 1 orange, juice and zest
- 2 limes, juice and zest
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 cup fresh mint
- 1 cup fresh cilantro
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1/2 cup pickle slices
- 4 slices swiss cheese
- 4 slices ham
- mustard, to taste
Instructions
- Blend all the ingredients for the marinade together and pour into a large ziplock bag. Add the pork and marinade overnight in the fridge (or at the very least, 2-3 hours before cooking).
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Remove the butterflied pork from the marinade and lay them open and flat. And add the mustard, pickles, cheese, sliced ham to the inside. Fold it over and secure it with a toothpick.
- Sear the pork in a hot pan for approximately 2 minutes per side.
- Then transfer to a baking dish and bake in the oven for about 30-35 minutes.
Notes
We like to boil the remaining marinade for a minute or two and add a dash of mustard to use as a dipping sauce for the pork.
Pork is cooked when it reaches an internal temperature of 165F/62C.
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What kind of pickles do I use? Garlic? Half sour? No indication the recipe…
Hi Sheila! We used regular Dill Pickles, but you can probably use whatever your favorite pickles are! 🙂
I made these last night and they were E-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-T!!! Even my fussy eater loved them, in fact she told me they are one of the best things I’ve made and to add them to our rotation!
I used Serrano ham and in half of them I used Daiya Swiss Cheese (because I’m allergic to dairy) unfortunately I had to prepare the mojo without mint but it was still delicious.
I’m so happy to hear you loved it! Thanks for the feedback! 🙂 It’s a favorite in our household too!