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Puerto Rican Pernil — Puerto Rican recipe
Puerto Rican Pernil, photographed for the Kitchen Pantri cookbook.

Puerto Rican Pernil

The centerpiece of Puerto Rican holidays: a bone-in pork shoulder studded all over with a pounded paste of fresh garlic, oregano, black pepper and olive oil, rubbed with adobo, marinated overnight and slow-roasted for hours until it pulls apart with a fork. A final blast of heat turns the skin into crackly, salty cuero. Serve with arroz con gandules.

At a glance

Cuisine
Puerto Rican
Category
Main
Prep time
Cook time
Total time
Makes
1 pork shoulder
Calories
About 455 kcal per serving
Difficulty
Medium
Dietary
Dairy Free, Gluten Free, High Protein, Keto, Low Carb

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