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.
Prep Time 3 hourshours
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 3 hourshours30 minutesminutes
Serving Size 4servings
Ingredients
2poundsboneless pork chops,butterflied
3/4cupolive oil
1orange,juice and zest
2limes,juice and zest
1tablespoonminced garlic
1cupfresh mint
1cupfresh cilantro
1tspdried oregano
2tspground cumin
1tspsalt
1tsppepper
1/2cuppickle slices
4slicesswiss cheese
4slices 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.