Go Back Email LinkDownload PDF
Author: Neyssa
Print Pin
4 from 26 votes

Adobo Seasoned Pork Pernil Recipe

Adobo seasoned pernil is an easy and flavorful roasted pork recipe the family will love!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 7 hours
marinating 12 hours
Total Time 19 hours 20 minutes

Equipment

  • oven

Ingredients
 

  • 11 pounds of pork shoulder (skin pulled back)
  • ½ cup of white vinegar
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 3 tablespoons of adobo seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon of ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon of corriander
  • 1 ½ teaspoons of ground thyme
  • 1 tablespoon of dried oregano
  • 1 whole orange (juiced)
  • 3 limes (juiced)
  • 2 lemons (juiced)
  • ¼ cup of olive oil

Instructions

  • In a large mortar and pestle, add in salt and garlic. Crush until garlic becomes a paste. Place garlic into a small bowl and add remaining ingredients except for pork. Set aside.
  • Dry pork and score skin with a knife. With a sharp knife, lift up skin and poke holes one inch deep all around pork.
  • Wet pork with vinegar and let it sit for ten minutes.
  • Drain excess vinegar and season pork with garlic mixture.
  • Loosely cover pork in a large bowl and refrigerate 12-24 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit and cook pernil for six hours, loosely covered.
  • Raise heat to 375 degrees and cook for an hour, uncovered.
  • Shred pork and place into a slow cooker or pan and keep warm until it's time to serve.

Notes

Use a food processor to pulse the garlic a few times if you do not have a mortar and pestle.
Leftover pernil can be refrigerated up to 3 days and reheated in the microwave.
Tried this recipe?Please consider Leaving a Review!
QR Code linking back to recipe