Make this delicious Latin pork roast with spicy rub – a wonderful dinner treat for any occasion.
Pernil Asado
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 7 hr 20 min
- Servings 20
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 1 whole bone-in skinless pork shank (16 to 18 lb)
- 1 medium red onion, cut into thin wedges
Rub
- 6 tablespoons ground cumin
- 6 tablespoons all-purpose Peruvian seasoning (aji peruano) or ancho chile powder
- 1 1/2 tablespoons salt
- 10 cloves garlic, peeled, crushed
- 2/3 cup fresh lime juice
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 325°F. Using long narrow knife, cut about twelve 2-inch deep slits in pork. Place onion wedge in each slit.
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Step2In medium bowl, mix rub ingredients to form a paste. Using hands, rub entire pork shank with paste, working rub into meat. Place pork on large rack in roasting pan.
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Step3Bake 6 1/2 to 7 hours, basting with pan juices after 2 hours, every 30 minutes, until meat reaches internal temperature of 145°F. Let stand about 20 minutes before cutting into thin slices.
Nutrition
420
Calories
20g
Total Fat
57g
Protein
2g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 420
- Calories from Fat
- 180
- Total Fat
- 20g
- 31%
- Saturated Fat
- 7g
- 35%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 165mg
- 54%
- Sodium
- 840mg
- 35%
- Potassium
- 770mg
- 22%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 2g
- 1%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 57g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 2 Very Lean Meat; 6 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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