Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Pierna de puerco (Cuban Style)

From Bere Alvarez via "Alvaritos"


INGREDIENTS

1 6lbs bone in pork leg
1 garlic head
¾ cup of sour orange juice (naranja agria)
1 tbs of oregano.2 tsps of cumin
½ tsp of pepper
2 tbs of salt
1.5 lbs of onions



DIRECTIONS


Clean the leg and pierce in several parts with a knife.
Crush the garlic with the salt, oregano, cumin, pepper and add the sour orange juice and sliced onions.
Rub and cover the leg with this marinade and place in the fridge for 12 hours, at least.
Bake covered at 325 °F for 2 hours and take foil off 1 hrs before done, baste every 20 min or so.

(Think aprox 20min/pound or internal temperature of 160ºF-170ºF)





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