How to Cook Delicious Pernil “pork shoulder”

Pernil “pork shoulder”. Pernil is a slow cooked pork roast, usually a shoulder, butt or leg, that is very typically enjoyed during the holidays. It is a classic Puerto Rican dish, and also a classic dish in the Dominican Republic. Today I'm sharing one of my all time favorite recipes that my grandmother taught me!

Puerto Rican Pernil is typically made from a picnic cut pork shoulder, but I used a Boston butt (which is still the shoulder) since that's what was available. Just make sure to get a shoulder with the fat. What is pernil? (Cuban pork shoulder). You can cook Pernil “pork shoulder” using 10 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Pernil “pork shoulder”

1. It's 4 pound of pork shoulder.
2. You need of Sazon.
3. It's of About a half a bulb of garlic.
4. Prepare Half of a onion.
5. You need of Salt.
6. It's of Pepper.
7. It's of Adobo.
8. Prepare of dominican oregano.
9. Prepare of Liquid sazon “ seasoning”.
10. Prepare 1 of lime.

Pernil is the Spanish word for pork shoulder. Make this easy Cuban pernil pork shoulder for any get-together. Pernil is what my family enjoys every year for Christmas! A delicious well seasoned roasted pork shoulder with very crispy skin. lbs pork shoulder (bone in pernil).

Pernil “pork shoulder” instructions

1. So first I take the pork and rinse it in water then i poke holes in the meat side. I squeeze the juice out of a lime and pour it all over it. I season it liberally and stuff some onion and garlic in the holes.I cut some of the skin off then marinate under it as well so the seasoning can really penetrate. I let mine marinate for 48 hours but you can marinate overnight..
2. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Take the pernil and put in oven for about 4 hours. Let it rest then enjoy !.

Place pernil in roasting pan skin side up. Pernil is a Puerto Rican dish traditionally served at Christmas, but delicious any time of year. A slow sous vide cook followed by a session under the broiler is an easy way to master the perfect pernil. Pernil is roasted pork shoulder and if you've had pulled pork—which uses the same cut of meat—then you know that pork shoulder is tender, juicy, and flavorful. This gorgeous pork, known in Puerto Rico as pernil, is marinated in citrus juices and garlic and slow-roasted until caramelized and crispy.