Daddy Eddies Roast Pork (Pernil), Puerto Rican-Style

Pernil is roasted pork shoulder, seasoned to the max. It is served with rice and beans, salad, or sweet plantains.

Step: 1

Combine olive oil, vinegar, garlic, oregano, salt, and black pepper in a mortar and pestle; mash into a paste.

Step: 2

Make deep slits into the pork with a small knife. Stuff slits with the paste; rub any remaining paste over the pork.

Step: 3

Place pork in a plastic roasting bag and put in a roasting pan with a rack. Let marinate in the refrigerator, 8 to 48 hours.

Step: 4

Take pork out of the refrigerator, uncover, and bring to room temperature, 1 to 2 hours.

Step: 5

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

Step: 6

Roast pork skin-side down in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 2 hours. Flip pork and continue roasting, skin-side up, until juices run clear and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), 2 to 4 hours more.

Per Serving: 355 calories; protein 31.8g; carbohydrates 2.2g; fat 23.7g; cholesterol 111.6mg; sodium 966.2mg.

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