Lechon Asado ❄️ - 20 Dishes

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Lechon Asado

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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 6 hours
Total Time: 6 hours 20 minutes
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 446kcal

Ingredients:

Instructions:

  • *The pork needs to marinate for several hours but preferably overnight.
  • Juice the lemon and limes; set aside. Juice the grapefruit and orange; set aside.
  • Place pork shoulder in a large bowl.
  • In a food processor, combine the garlic cloves, salt, oregano, turmeric, and cilantro with the lemon juice and lime juice. Combine until mixture has a texture similar to a puree.
  • Combine the orange juice and grapefruit juice with the mixture to create a mojo marinade.
  • Pour marinade over the pork and massage well using clean hands.
  • Cover bowl with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerate for at least 8 hours or up to 24 hours. While marinating, turn pork over two separate times and return to refrigerator.
  • At least an hour before cook time, remove the pork from the refrigerator. Remove plastic wrap and discard.
  • Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with aluminum foil.
  • Remove pork from bowl and reserve marinade. With a clean paper towel, pat dry the pork skin.
  • Place pork on the lined sheet pan and pour the marinade in the bottom of sheet pan. Cover pork loosely with an aluminum foil tent.
  • Place pork in oven and cook for at least 6 hours or up to 8 hours, until internal temperature reaches 220 degrees F and the meat is fork tender.
  • Remove roast from oven. Increase oven temperature to 450 degrees F.
  • Remove aluminum foil tent and discard. Return uncovered roast to the oven for an additional 15 to 20 minutes, or until the skin is golden and crispy.
  • Remove from oven and let cool.
  • Once the roast is cool enough to touch, remove the crispy skin and set aside.
  • With two forks using a crisscross motion, pull the pork meat apart. Pour any additional pan drippings over the roast.
  • Cut the crispy skin into smaller pieces skin and place on top of the roast.
  • Serve with your favorite side dish.

Nutrition

Calories: 446kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 54g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 185mg | Sodium: 3701mg | Potassium: 1091mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 160IU | Vitamin C: 27.6mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 4.2mg
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