Ingredients for - Daddy Eddie's Roast Pork (Pernil), Puerto Rican-Style
How to cook deliciously - Daddy Eddie's Roast Pork (Pernil), Puerto Rican-Style
1 . Stage
Combine garlic cloves, olive oil, vinegar, oregano, salt, and black pepper in a mortar and pestle; mash into a paste.
2 . Stage
Cut deep slits into pork with a small knife. Stuff slits with garlic paste; rub any remaining paste over pork.
3 . Stage
Place pork in a plastic roasting bag and put in a roasting pan with a rack. Let marinate in the refrigerator, 8 to 48 hours.
4 . Stage
Take pork out of the refrigerator, uncover, and bring to room temperature, 1 to 2 hours.
5 . Stage
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
6 . Stage
Roast pork skin-side down in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 2 hours. Flip pork and continue roasting, skin-side up, until juices run clear and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), 2 to 4 hours more.