Daddy Eddie's Roast Pork (Pernil), Puerto Rican-Style

Daddy Eddie's Roast Pork (Pernil), Puerto Rican-Style

This pernil recipe makes the most tender marinated pork shoulder seasoned with garlic, olive oil, and vinegar for a traditional Puerto Rican dish.

Preparation Time
15 mins
Cooking Time
4 hr
Total Time
4 hr 15 mins
Calories
355 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
Step 2
Combine garlic cloves, olive oil, vinegar, oregano, salt, and black pepper in a mortar and pestle; mash into a paste.
Step 3
Cut deep slits into pork with a small knife. Stuff slits with garlic paste; rub any remaining paste over pork.
Step 4
Place pork in a plastic roasting bag and put in a roasting pan with a rack. Let marinate in the refrigerator, 8 to 48 hours.
Step 5
Take pork out of the refrigerator, uncover, and bring to room temperature, 1 to 2 hours.
Step 6
Gather all ingredients.
Step 7
Roast pork skin-side down in the preheated oven until golden-brown, about 2 hours.
Step 8
Flip pork and continue roasting, skin-side up, until juices run clear and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), 2 to 4 hours more.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons dried oregano
  • 3 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 10 cloves garlic, or more to taste
  • 5 pounds pork shoulder, trimmed of excess fat
  • 0.25 cup olive oil
  • 1.5 teaspoons ground black pepper

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