Pernil “pork shoulder”. Pernil is a slow cooked pork roast, usually a shoulder, butt or leg, that is very typically enjoyed during the holidays. It is a classic Puerto Rican dish, and also a classic dish in the Dominican Republic. Today I'm sharing one of my all time favorite recipes that my grandmother taught me!
Hand me a pork shoulder and I know what to do with it—rub it down, throw it in the smoker, let it slow cook For pulled pork, I like to use the butt, which the top half at the elbow joint.
Pork shoulder is marinated with plenty of garlic, olive oil, and vinegar and roasted until tender in this Puerto Rican-style pernil recipe.
Pernil is roasted pork shoulder, seasoned to the max.
You can cook Pernil “pork shoulder” using 10 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Pernil “pork shoulder”
- Prepare 4 pound of pork shoulder.
- It's of Sazon.
- It's of About a half a bulb of garlic.
- Prepare Half of a onion.
- Prepare of Salt.
- Prepare of Pepper.
- Prepare of Adobo.
- You need of dominican oregano.
- Prepare of Liquid sazon “ seasoning”.
- It's 1 of lime.
Pernil (pernil asado, pernil al horno, roast pork butt) is a slow-roasted marinated pork leg or pork shoulder. In Latin American countries the dish is commonly shared during Christmas. Pernil is roasted pork shoulder and if you've had pulled pork—which uses the same cut of meat—then you know that pork shoulder is tender, juicy, and flavorful. This gorgeous pork, known in Puerto Rico as pernil, is marinated in citrus juices and garlic and slow-roasted until caramelized and crispy.
Pernil “pork shoulder” step by step
- So first I take the pork and rinse it in water then i poke holes in the meat side. I squeeze the juice out of a lime and pour it all over it. I season it liberally and stuff some onion and garlic in the holes.I cut some of the skin off then marinate under it as well so the seasoning can really penetrate. I let mine marinate for 48 hours but you can marinate overnight..
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Take the pernil and put in oven for about 4 hours. Let it rest then enjoy !.
See more ideas about pernil pork, pork, pork shoulder. Cuban Citrus-Marinated Pork Shoulder Roast (Pernil Asado con Mojo). The pork shoulder is soaked overnight in a citrusy mojo marinade in. What is pernil? (Cuban pork shoulder). Pernil is the Spanish word for pork shoulder.
