Best Pernil Ever
Description
Pernil is a delicious Puerto Rican holiday dish made with pork shoulder that's marinated and then roasted until meltingly tender with crispy skin.
Ingredients
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9 cloves garlic
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1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
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1 1/2 teaspoons salt
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1 teaspoon oregano
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1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1 (7 pound) skin-on, bone-in pork shoulder (picnic) roast
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1 (1 1/2 liter) bottle red table wine
Directions
1
Gather all ingredients.
2
Crush garlic into small pieces in a mortar and pestle. Add olive oil, salt, oregano, and black pepper; mash into a paste.
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.
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.
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. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
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.
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.
8
Remove from the oven and let rest before carving, 20 to 30 minutes.