Cuban-Style Roasted Pork with Rice, Black Beans & Sweet Plantains 

Cuban-Style Roasted Pork with Rice, Black Beans & Sweet Plantains 

Roasted Pork (Lechón-Style) 🐖🍊🧄

  • 3–4 lb pork shoulder 🐖

  • 6 cloves garlic, smashed 🧄

  • 2 tsp cumin 🌿

  • 2 tsp oregano 🌱

  • Juice of 2 oranges 🍊

  • Juice of 1 lime 🍋

  • Salt & pepper 🧂

  • 1–2 tsp Mad Dog 357 Ghost 👻🔥

Instructions:
Marinate pork with all ingredients for at least 4 hours (overnight best). Roast at 325°F until tender and caramelized, basting occasionally. Finish hot for crispy edges 🔥✨.

Rice & Black Beans 🍚🫘

  • 1 cup white rice 🍚

  • 1 can black beans, drained 🫘

  • ½ onion, chopped 🧅

  • 1 clove garlic 🧄

  • 1 tsp cumin 🌿

  • ½ tsp Mad Dog 357 Ghost 👻🌶️

Simmer beans with onion, garlic, cumin, and Ghost sauce until rich and fragrant. Serve over fluffy rice 🍚🔥.

Sweet Fried Plantains (Plátanos Maduros) 🍌🍳

  • 2 ripe plantains 🍌

  • Oil for frying 🍳

  • Pinch of salt 🧂

Slice and fry until golden and caramelized 🍯✨.

To Serve 🍽️🔥

Plate tender roasted pork 🐖, rice and beans 🍚🫘, and sweet plantains 🍌. Drizzle pork juices over everything and add an extra drop of Mad Dog 357 Ghost for that clean, haunting heat 👻.

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