Colombian Pulled Pork Arepas

Colombian Pulled Pork Arepas

Colombian Pulled Pork Arepas

This pulled pork is next level. Pork shoulder gets rubbed with cumin, paprika, and achiote, then simmered in a slow cooker with onion, garlic, green onions, and dark beer. I used a nice locally brewed porter from my friends at the Urban Growler in Saint Paul. The pork will take about 6 hours in your slow cooker. Once the pork is finished, transfer everything from the slow to a large saucepan. Since there is all of this pork/beer broth left, we are going to cook it all off; not wasting a bit of flavor. Once all of the liquid has evaporated, your pork is ready. I stuffed some of the pork into arepas with avocado, pickled onion, and cilantro.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time6 hours 30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Colombian
Keyword: Colombian, Latin American, main course, Pork
Author: Alex Gorgos

Equipment

  • slow cooker
  • tortillas press

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp ground achiote
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 6 garlic cloves minced
  • 5 green onions chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups dark beer
  • 4 lbs pork shoulder

Arepas

  • 1 cup masarepa flour
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1 pinch salt
  • vegetable oil for frying

Toppings

  • pickled onion
  • avocado mashed
  • cilantro chopped

Instructions

Pulled Pork

  • Make a bed of onions in the bottom of a slow cooker. Layer with green onions and garlic. Pour in the beer.
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  • Mix together all of the spices.
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  • Rub the pork shoulder with the spice rub.
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  • Place in the slow cooker and cover.
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  • Slow cook for 6 hours until the pork falls apart.
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  • Place all of the contents in the slow cooker in a large saucepan over medium high heat.
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  • Cook down until all of the liquid has evaporated.
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Arepas

  • Mix together the masarepa flour, salt, and warm water. Let sit for 5 minutes.
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  • Mix in more warm water ass needed to form a dough.
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  • Split into balls.
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  • Place a dough ball on a plastic wrapped tortilla press.
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  • Press until it is between 1/4” – 1/2” thick.
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  • Pour 1/4” deep of cooking oil in a sauté pan and heat over medium high heat. Add in an arepa. Turn down the heat to medium.
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  • Cook for 6 minutes a side until golden brown and crispy.
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Carefully slice the arepas in half. Fill with mashed avocado, pulled pork, pickled onion, and chopped cilantro.
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You can also serve the arepas open-faced.