Cuban-Style Roast Pork

Description

Fragrant, savory, and succulent pork roast the whole family will love. Serve with cumin scented black beans, and mashed sweet potatoes.

Ingredients

  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice
  • 3 tablespoons orange juice
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 ½ teaspoons white wine vinegar
  • 1 (4 pound) pork shoulder roast

Instructions

  1. Grind garlic
  2. salt
  3. black pepper
  4. cumin
  5. oregano
  6. and coriander into a paste using a mortar and pestle.
  7. Transfer half of the garlic and spice paste to a bowl; add lime juice
  8. orange juice
  9. olive oil
  10. and vinegar. Beat the mixture with a whisk until smooth.
  11. Cut several inch-long
  12. deep slits into the fatty side of the pork roast. Rub the reserved garlic paste into the slits.
  13. Put rubbed roast into a gallon-size resealable plastic bag. Pour the liquid mixture over the roast
  14. squeeze as much air from the bag as possible and seal; refrigerate
  15. turning occasionally
  16. 8 hours to overnight.
  17. Remove pork roast from refrigerator
  18. put into a roasting pan
  19. and let warm at room temperature for 30 minutes.
  20. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  21. Roast pork in preheated oven for 30 minutes
  22. reduce heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)
  23. and continue cooking until pork is no longer pink in the center
  24. about 2 hours more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 170 degrees F (75 degrees C).

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs 48 mins

Servings: 8

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