Garlicky Lime Roast Pork
- 5 -6 lbs pork butt
- 8 -10 large garlic cloves, peeled
- 2 -3 limes
- 4 sprigs fresh cilantro, washed and dried
- 1 tablespoon goya adobo seasoning
- 2 teaspoons sazon goya
- 14 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 14 cup olive oil
- Wash very thoroughly, your pork butt.
- Dry with paper towels.
- Place the pork in a disposable aluminum tray,(if available- this will keep the cleanup at a minimum*)or a large container big enough for the meat to fit with a little extra space around.
- Place cleaned garlic,cilantro leaves, juice of 2 limes, Adobo, Sazon & pepper in a food processor.
- PULSE this mixture until there are no big chunks left.
- Then with the food processor running, slowly drizzle the oil into the chute, until smooth.
- (about 35 seconds).
- Right before you season the pork, place 3-4 slices in THE SKIN ONLY.
- Separate as best you can, the skin from the meat.
- Then rub the garlic mixture ALL OVER the pork, going under the skin that you separated, as to infuse your meat with the garlic flavor.
- Now, you have to decide if you want to let it marinate, and although it's not necessary, it does take in much more flavor after 4-24 hours,TIGHTLY covered in the refrigerator.
- When you are ready to cook, preheat the oven to 375F After 15 minutes, place pork in a roasting pan(skin side up), in the oven, uncovered.After an hour, loosely cover the pork, and reduce the oven to 325F.
- Cook, covered for about 3 1/2 hours, basting with it's juices every 30 minutes or so.
- After that time, raise the oven to 400F and uncover.
- Cook for another 35 minutes or so, depending on how crispy you want the skin.
- To serve, remove from the oven, and let it rest for a few minutes (IF YOU CAN!
- ), and the break off pieces with a fork, and serve with rice and a salad (and some lime wedges from the extra lime*).
- The leftovers make really yummy sandwiches for lunch the next day!
pork butt, garlic, fresh cilantro, sazon goya, ground black pepper, olive oil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/garlicky-lime-roast-pork-129313 (may not work)