Rockin' Roast Pork Shoulder with Spanish Rice
- 1 green pepper, minced
- 1 onion, minced
- 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 (5-pound) pork shoulder
- 12 whole garlic cloves, slightly smash
- 3 envelops (1 1/2 tablespoons) sazon seasoning
- 1 tablespoon adobo seasoning
- 1/4 cup sofrito, recipe follows
- 1/4 cup diced pork
- 1/4 cup diced onions
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 2 envelopes (1 tablespoon) sazon seasoning
- 1 tablespoon adobo seasoning
- 2 cups long-grain rice
- 4 cups water
- 2 tablespoons sofrito
- 1 (16-ounce) can pigeon peas
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves, to garnish
- In a food processor add green pepper, onion, and cilantro.
- Pour in oil and mix well.
- Set aside 2 tablespoons for Spanish rice.
- Cook's Note: Can keep in the refrigerator for up to 10 days.
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
- Cut off 2-slices (about 1/4-cup) of pork and set aside for Spanish rice.
- Make at least 12-slits in pork with the tip of a very sharp knife.
- Put 1 clove of garlic in each slit.
- In a small bowl, mix together the sazon and adobo seasonings.
- Add 1/4-cup sofrito and stir together.
- Rub over entire pork shoulder.
- Place pork in large roasting pan, wrap with foil and cook for 3 hours.
- Remove the foil and crank oven up to 400 degrees F and let cook additional 20 minutes until desired crispness.
- In large saucepan on high heat, saute onions and reserved pork in the butter until lightly browned.
- Add sazon, adobo, rice, water and reserved sofrito.
- * Cook's Note: Do not stir at any point.
- Cook about 10 minutes on high or until the water begins to evaporate to almost the level of the rice.
- Add pigeon peas and cilantro.
- Cover with lid, reduce heat to low and let cook until water is totally evaporated and rice is tender.
- Remove from heat.
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/rockin-roast-pork-shoulder-with-spanish-rice-recipe.html (may not work)