Mark Bittman's Pernil (Cuban Roast Pork) Recipe

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Mark Bittman's Pernil (Cuban Roast Pork)

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Ingredients:

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1 (4 -7 lb) pork shoulder (or use fresh ham)
4 garlic cloves, peeled (you can use more garlic, this is the minimum)
1 large onion, quartered
2 tbsp fresh oregano leaves
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tsp dried ancho chile powder
1 tbsp salt
2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
olive oil , as needed
1 tbsp wine or 1 tbsp cider vinegar
lime wedge, for serving

Directions:

Heat oven to 300 degrees. Score meat’s skin with a sharp knife, making a cross-hatch pattern. Pulse garlic, onion, oregano, cumin, chili, salt and pepper together in a food processor, adding oil in a drizzle and scraping down sides as necessary, until mixture is pasty. (Alternatively, mash ingredients in a mortar and pestle.) Blend in the vinegar.
Rub this mixture well into pork, getting it into every nook and cranny. Put pork in a roasting pan and film bottom with water. Roast pork for several hours (a 4-pound shoulder may be done in 3 hours), turning every hour or so and adding more water as necessary, until meat is very tender. Finish roasting with the skin side up until crisp, raising heat at end of cooking if necessary.
Let meat rest for 10 to 15 minutes before cutting it up; meat should be so tender that cutting it into uniform slices is almost impossible; rather, whack it up into chunks. Serve with lime.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	102.05 Kcal (427 kJ)
Calories from fat	37.77 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	4.2g	6%
Cholesterol	37.99mg	13%
Sodium	918.02mg	38%
Potassium	259.25mg	6%
Total Carbs	3.79g	1%
Sugars	0.88g	4%
Dietary Fiber	1.04g	4%
Protein	11.92g	24%
Vitamin C	2.4mg	4%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	6%
Iron	1.4mg	8%
Calcium	37.2mg	4%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	121.92 Kcal (510 kJ)
Calories from fat	45.12 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	5.01g	6%
Cholesterol	45.39mg	13%
Sodium	1096.76mg	38%
Potassium	309.73mg	6%
Total Carbs	4.52g	1%
Sugars	1.05g	4%
Dietary Fiber	1.24g	4%
Protein	14.24g	24%
Vitamin C	2.9mg	4%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	6%
Iron	1.7mg	8%
Calcium	44.4mg	4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Weightwatchers Points

2.2

Points
2

PointsPlus

Good Points

saturated fat free

Bad Points

High in Sodium

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