Pernil: Puerto Rican Slow Roasted Pork

December 27, 2014

Pernil (per neel) is a typical Puerto Rican dish consisting of a pork roast/shoulder that has been marinated overnight and slow roasted at 300 F. The result is a flavorful, and tender meat that will fill your house with a delicious aroma, and your belly with a whole lot of “piggy goodness.”

Pork shoulder-about 8 lbs.
8-10 garlic cloves cut in half
6 Tbsp sofrito
3 packets of Goya Sazon with culantro y achiote
¼ cup of adobo seasoning

Stab the pork shoulder in various places and insert the garlic pieces. Rub the sofrito all around the pork shoulder. Combine the adobo and sazon and use as a dry rub and coat pork shoulder. Cover with...
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Nutritions

Calories
49

Sodium
1617mg
67% DV

Fat
2g
3% DV

Protein
1.0g
2% DV

Carbs
4g
1% DV

Fiber
0.30000000000000004g
1% DV