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Pernil, Puerto Rican Slow Roasted Pork

Author Jacqueline

Ingredients

  • 9 lb bone-in pork shoulder roast
  • 12 oz soffrito
  • 4 cloves garlic thinly sliced
  • kosher salt
  • Adobo seasoning

Instructions

  • The night before, cut deep slits all over the pork roast. Stuff 1-2 slices of garlic and a spoonful of soffrito (~1 tablespoon) in each slit. Coat the roast in the remainder of the soffrito and season generously with coarse kosher salt and adobo seasoning (I used probably 3-4 tablespoons). Place roast in a roasting pan and tightly cover with foil.
  • The next day, preheat oven to 350F. Make sure the pan is tightly covered and slowly roast, approximately 40-45 minutes a pound (it took 7-8 hours for my 9 lb roast), basting once an hour and covering, until the meat is tender and easily pulls away.
  • Raise the oven temperature to 400F and remove the foil. Carefully crisp the skin, being careful not to burn and removing it if it gets too dark, 10-20 minutes.