PERNIL PORK SHOULDER RECIPES

Steps:

• The night before peel garlic and with a Pilón mash it to a past then combine all the ingredients and whisk then set it aside.
• Rinse pork in warm water and stab 1 inch slits in the pork (the more stabs the more taste). Place it in the roasting pan skin side down rub the seasoning to the pork and also insert some in the slits. Cover and refrigerate.
• This takes about 4 to 5 hours to cook depending in size and your oven so you must time yourself on the time you want it done. We normally start this the next morning (8 am the latest) to get it out the way and cook other dishes.
• For the first 2 hours set oven at 275°F and cook covered. After 2 hours turn pork over and set oven at 350°F continue cooking for 2+ more hours uncovered,.
• TIP: Check every ½ to 1 hour and poke with roasting fork. You will feel the difference as the pernil cooks.
• Before serving make sure your juices are clear and the skin is nice and hard.

Steps:

• Using a sharp knife, cut slits into the pork and stuff holes with half of the crushed garlic.
• Combine the remaining ingredients and pour over pork.
• Place in the ceramic part of the crock pot, cover and refrigerate, turning pork occasionally so the marinade covers all of pork.
• The next day, remove the crock pot and cook on low, 8 hours.
• After 8 hours, remove pork and shred using two forks.
• Remove liquid from crock pot and add pork back to crock.
• Add about 1 cup of the liquid back and adjust salt, pepper and cumin (you will probably need to add more).
• Let it cook another 15-30 minutes.