Cuban Pork Roast

A delicious marinated pork should, packed with flavours cooked on low for hours and you get this Cuban-style oven roast: puerco asado.
I love the flavors that are infused in this marinade!

Ingredients:

Marinade:

  • 1 cup cilantro washed, grossely chopped.

  • ¼ cup olive oil

  • ½ cup orange juice

  • ½ cup lime juice

  • 6 cloves garlic, peeled

  • 1 tablespoon oregano

  • 1 tablespoon cumin

  • 1 tablespoon salt

Meat

  • 3 to 4 pounds pork shoulder, bone in

Instructions:

The day before

  • Place the pork shoulder in a shallow dish.

  • In a blender, put all the marinade ingredients. Pulse until all the ingredients are pureed.

  • Pour over the meat, evenly. Cover with a lid or food wrap.

  • Refrigerate for at least 6-8 hours or ideally overnight.

The next day

  • Pre-heat the oven at 300F.

  • Once your oven is at temperature, take your meat out of the marinate and place it in a cast iron without the lid.

  • Cook for 3 and a half hours. if you have a meat thermometer, make sure it reaches 145F. In doubt, leave it another 20-30 minutes, it's slow and low, it won't dry.

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Meat DishesKatharina Kunz