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This is a delicious pork roast. To make it easier, I got all the ingredients out and measured before starting. Then it went fast. I made no changes to this recipe. I always have a jalapeno in the freezer so I was good to go.<\/p>
We loved this delicious pork roast and I know we will be having it again.<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}}]},"video":{"data":{"status":204},"message":"No shortcode found in recipe"},"rms_legacy_id":"35996","romance_copy_dek":"Friends who live in Mexico shared this dish with me years ago. They cooked the roast in a clay pot in a slow oven, but I found the recipe works well in a slow cooker. 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