Puerto Rican Pork Roast

Name: Puerto Rican Pork Roast
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 20 serving(s)
Ingredients: 8 garlic cloves, peeled; 1/4 cup salt; 1/4 cup black pepper; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 (10 lb) pork picnic roast; 4 yucca root, roots peeled and sliced (cassava)

Submitted by ElizabethKnicely

"This recipe was given to me by my grandfather who was a great culinary cook but never published his recipes. This is authentic Puerto Rican cuisine that was prepared on a spit, but with modern technology is converted to the kitchen and not as large of an animal."

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Ready In:: 2hrs
Ingredients:: 7
Serves:: 20

ingredients

8 garlic cloves, peeled
¹⁄₄ cup salt
¹⁄₄ cup black pepper
2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 (10 lb) pork picnic roast
4 yucca root, roots peeled and sliced (cassava)

directions

Preheat the oven to 425ºF (220ºC).
Place the garlic, salt, pepper, oregano, and olive oil into the container of a food processor or blender. Process until smooth. Use a small knife to make several incisions in the fresh ham. Insert the garlic paste into each one using a small spoon. Place the ham in a roaster, and cover.
Bake for 1 1/2 hours in the preheated oven, then check every 15 minutes or so, until the internal temperature reaches 175ºF (80ºC) when taken with a meat thermometer.
While the meat is roasting, place the yucca in a large pot of boiling water. Cook until fork tender, and drain. Serve with pork roast.