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Cuban Roast Pork (Lechon Asado)
A Cuban style slow roasted pork marinated in a super tasty sour orange and garlic mojo sauce.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 5h 10m⏳ Prep: 10 min👤 kevin📖 closetcooking
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- blender
- food processor
- pan
- oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Puree the garlic, onion, sour orange juice, oregano, cumin, salt and pepper in a food processor or blender, place 2/3 of the mixture into a large sealable bag with the pork and marinate in the fridge overnight.
garlic20 cloveslarge onion, sliced1oregano1 teaspooncumin, toasted and ground1 teaspoonsalt2 teaspoons
2
Pull the pork out of the fridge ⏱️ 1 hour before roasting, take it out of the bag, set it with its skin side up, wipe the skin dry and let sit for ⏱️ 1 hour.
3
Score the skin in 1/2 inch intervals and rub salt generously into the skin.
salt2 teaspoons
4
Place the pork in a roasting pan, skin side up, roast in a preheated 450F/230C oven for ⏱️ 20 minutes or until the skin has become crackling, ie it has become golden, hardened and crispy.
5
Reduce the heat to 325F/170C and roast until the pork reaches 170F for slicing or 195F for shredding, about ⏱️ 2-3 hours or ⏱️ 4-6 hours respectively. If the skin starts to get too dark tent it loosely with foil without folding the edges over to prevent steaming.
6
Let the pork rest for ⏱️ 15 minutes, remove crackling and cut into small pieces, discard any extra fat and then slice or shred the pork. Remove the fat from the juices and serve with sliced pork or mix into shredded pork.
7
Meanwhile heat 2 tablespoons of the juices from the roasting pan in a pan over medium-high heat, add the onion and saute until tender and caramelized, about ⏱️ 7-10 minutes.
large onion, sliced1
8
Serve the pork with the caramelized onions and remaining mojo.
large onion, sliced1
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