*  Exported from  MasterCook II  *

                     Puerco Asado - Cuban Pork Roast

Recipe By     : Barbara Martinez
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cuban                            Pork

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   5      lb            Pork roast -- up to 6 lb,
                        - shoulder, sirloin *
   1                    Garlic head -- or to taste
     3/4  c             Bitter orange juice -OR-
     3/4  c             Orange juice & lime juice --
                        - mixed
   1      ts            Oregano
   1      ts            Cumin
   1      ts            Black pepper
                        Salt -- to taste
   2      lg            Onions -- sliced

* Any fresh pork roast including Picnic

Trim fat from roast and, with knife, pierce some holes on top of the
roast. Mash garlic with salt and add other ingredients except onions.
Rub this on roast and insert some in the holes. All of this is in a
plastic bag or glass dish. Cover with onions and refrigerate, at
least overnight.

Barbara has marinated this up to a day and a half. Bake in a covered
baking pan at 275 F for 5 to 6 hours. Low temperatures work best.
Turn once halfway through cooking. Take roast out of the oven and let
stand 20 minutes before carving.

Note:

Fixed this in a crockpot (8 hours on low) using (instead of the
orange juice) a heaping 2 tb orange juice concentrate and the juice
of 1 small lime. I used 2 very large Maui onions and made great
sandwiches with the easily shredded meat. I turned the roast once
about half way through the cooking.

Posted by: Mary; Me ke aloha


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