puerto rican pork roast
Puerto Rican Pork Roast 1 (4 1/2 to 5 pound) bone-in pork shoulder roast 12 medium cloves garlic, peeled and left whole 1 tablespoon dried powdered oregano 1 teaspoon salt, or to t...
Ingredients
- 1(4 1/2 to 5 pound) bone-in pork shoulder roast
- 12medium cloves garlic, peeled and left whole
- 1tablespoondried powdered oregano
- 1teaspoonsalt, or to taste
- 1/2teaspoonfreshly-ground black pepper, or to taste
- 1/4cupdistilled white vinegar or freshly-squeezed lime juice
- 2tablespoonolive oil
Directions
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Puerto Rican Pork Roast 1 (4 1/2 to 5 pound) bone-in pork shoulder roast 12 medium cloves garlic, peeled and left whole 1 tablespoon dried p
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Pat it dry with paper towels
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Cut shallow slits with a small sharp knife all over the pork shoulder
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Make an adobo, a garlic-spice rub
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Purée the garlic with the oregano, salt, black pepper and vinegar or lime juice in a food processor or electric blender
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Pour in the olive oil and blend well
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You can also make the adobo the old-fashioned way by crushing the garlic, oregano and slat and pepper with a mortar and pestle, and then com
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Place pork in a shallow roasting pan, then pour the adobo over it