Best Pernil Ever

Learn how long to cook pernil at 300 degrees with this recipe for a traditional Puerto Rican holiday meal. My grandma's recipe is unique because she marinates the meat in wine overnight. This pork roast is the most tender, flavorful meat you'll ever taste. You won't need a knife.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 hr
• Total Time: 5 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 463 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 9 cloves garlic
• 1 (7 pound) skin-on, bone-in pork shoulder (picnic) roast
• 1 (1.5 liter) bottle red table wine

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Crush garlic into small pieces in a mortar and pestle. Add olive oil, salt, oregano, and black pepper; mash into a paste.

Step 3

Make 12 deep incisions a few inches apart in roast using a sharp knife. Pack seasoned garlic paste evenly into incisions and over roast.

Step 4

Transfer roast to a large bowl. Pour in red wine, covering roast completely. Cover with plastic wrap and let marinate in the refrigerator for 24 hours.

Step 5

Discard red wine. Place roast fat-side up in a roasting pan; cover with aluminum foil. Let sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes.

Step 6

Place roast in the preheated oven; reduce temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Bake until slightly pink in the center, about 4 hours.

Step 7

Increase temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Uncover roast and continue baking until fat is crispy and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), about 1 hour more.

Step 8

Remove from the oven and let rest before carving, 20 to 30 minutes.