Pork Shoulder "pernil" With Cilantro-Citrus Adobo
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
10-12
ingredients
- 1 (4 lb) boneless pork shoulder, skin on
- 4 garlic cloves, smashed
- fresh oregano
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro, plus chopped cilantro, for garnish
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- kosher salt
- fresh fresh coarse ground black pepper
- 2 limes, juice of, plus wedges for serving
- 2 oranges, juice of
- 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
directions
- Place the pork, fat side up, in a roasting pan fitted with a rack insert, and using a sharp knife, score the surface of the meat with small slits.
- Prepare the adobo: In a food processor, add the garlic, oregano, cilantro, cumin, salt, and pepper. Add lime juice and orange juice. Drizzle in olive oil and pulse until you have a nice puree.
- Rub the marinade all over the pork, being sure to get into the incisions so the salt can penetrate the meat and pull out the moisture - this will help form a crust on the outside when cooked.
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
- Roast the pork for 3 hours, uncovered, until the skin is crispy-brown.
- Let the meat rest on a cutting board for 10 minutes before slicing, covered lightly with aluminum foil.
- Drizzle with lime juice and garnish with cilantro.
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READ THIS...IT MAY BE IMPORTANT TO YOU!!! <br/><br/>I made this exactly as directed EXCEPT had to use a bone in pork shoulder. When it was time to take it out of the oven it was tough and not good at all. Not wanting to waste the meat I threw it into the crockpot the next morning along with a gravy I had made by adding flour,water and cr of mushroom soup into the pan drippings. Put it on low in the morning and by dinner time I could not keep my DH or 3 DS's hands out of the crockpot!!! It was fall apart tender with a delicious creamy sauce. Made pulled pork sandwiches out of it. Will definatly make again. Thanks.
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