PORK MIMI'S WAY, YUCATAN STYLE: COCHINITA PIBIL
Steps:
- Prepare marinade with the orange juice, vinegar, achiote, garlic, and salt, to taste, and mix thoroughly. Rub the mixture into the meat and marinate at room temperature for 1 hour, or refrigerated, for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
- Line a roaster pan with heavy foil and arrange the marinated pork in it, covering the meat with the marinade. Cover pan with foil tightly and bake for 2 to 3 hours. Check often and turn pieces of meat in their own juices. Roasting times vary according to the toughness of the meat.
- Chop meat into cubes and discard any fatty parts. Serve with a basket of freshly made corn tortillas.
PUERCO PIBIL (YUCATAN-STYLE SLOW ROASTED PORK)
I first came across a version of this when watching "Once Upon a Time in Mexico". The mariachi orders puerco pibil (roasted pork) in every restaurant he visits. After eating one chef's version, he declares it the best he has ever tasted, walks into the kitchen, and kills the chef, thereby retaining the balance of the universe. A segment following the movie shows how director Robert Rodriguez cooks his version. Between that, and a recipe in 'la parilla: the mexican grill', I think I have found my own happy medium. Serve with Pink Pickled Onions (recipe #73203), your favourite fruit salsa (I use recipe #86509 ), a salsa cruda (I use recipe #12724), and warmed, soft tortilla shells. Prep time includes marination time.
Provided by skat5762
Categories Pork
Time P3DT4h
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- For the Achiote Recado....place annatto seeds and water in small saucepan over high heat; bring to boil, cover, and lower to simmer.
- Cook about 30 minutes, remove from heat, and leet seeds steep for about 2 hours, or until softened.
- Drain, then place in food processor with remaining ingredients; Blend until a smooth paste forms.
- If you would like a spicier recado, add 2-3 habaneros to the processor.
- Combine pork butt and recado in large ziploc, sealing tightly.
- Refrigerate, and let marinate for at least two days (but no longer than 5; meat will grow saltier the longer it is kept), turning occasionally.
- Place a sheet of tin foil in a sturdy pan.
- Cross banana leaves on top of the foil, and place meat in center.
- Add any remaining marinade to pork- it is important that the pork stews in its own marinade.
- Wrap leaves around the meat, covering with more leaves if necessary, to make a neat package.
- Cover pan with one more layer of foil, to prevent steam from escaping.
- [NOTE:If you are unable to get banana leaves, simply place the pork in a roasting pan, covering very tightly with tin foil- But the banana leaves look much cooler.]
- Cook in a 325-degree oven for about four hours, until pork is meltingly tender.
- Let rest for 30 minutes, then coarsely shred, removing any large fatty pieces.
- Serve with salsas, pink pickled onions, warm tortillas, and icy cold beer (or tequila, if that's your thing).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 655.7, Fat 39.6, SaturatedFat 13.1, Cholesterol 149.7, Sodium 4997.6, Carbohydrate 31.3, Fiber 8.8, Sugar 13.3, Protein 46.7
PIBIL-STYLE PORK
Provided by Steven Raichlen
Categories Citrus Pork Low Cal High Fiber Backyard BBQ Summer Grill Grill/Barbecue Oregano Bon Appétit
Yield Makes 10 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic to dry skillet and cook until browned in spots on all sides, turning occasionally, about 8 minutes for onion and 4 minutes for garlic. Core and coarsely chop onion. Transfer onion and garlic to blender. Add orange juice and next 7 ingredients to blender; puree until smooth. Transfer to large resealable plastic bag; add pork. Seal bag, releasing excess air; turn to coat. Chill at least 4 hours and up to 1 day, turning occasionally.
- For charcoal grill, light 30 briquettes in chimney starter; heat until ash-gray. Remove top rack from grill and place 1 disposable aluminum pan on 1 side of grill. Pour briquettes onto opposite side of grill. Return rack to grill.
- For 2-burner gas grill, remove rack and place 1 disposable aluminum pan on 1 side of grill. Return rack; light grill (medium heat) on side opposite pan.
- For 3-burner gas grill, remove rack and place 1 disposable aluminum pan in center of barbecue. Return rack and light grill on both sides of pan (not under pan).
- For all grills, brush rack with oil. Place pork with some marinade still clinging on rack above pan. Close lid; insert thermometer into hole in lid. Cook pork until instant-read thermometer inserted into center of roast registers 195°F, about 3 1/2 hours, maintaining grills internal temperature at around 350°F by opening and closing vents, adjusting gas grill's burners, or adding more hot briquettes from chimney starter to charcoal grill.
- Transfer pork to cutting board and let rest 10 minutes. Pull out and discard bone and any large lumps of fat. Using 2 forks or large knife, shred the pork; transfer to platter. Drizzle with a few spoonfuls of drippings from aluminum pan in barbecue, if desired.
- Grill tortillas until slightly charred, about 10 seconds per side. Serve pork with tortillas, Yucatecan Pickled Onions, and Habanero-Tomato Salsa.
PIBIL-STYLE PORK RIBS
Pibil-style pork ribs are slowly braised in a marinade of orange and lime juice, garlic, Mexican oregano, and achiote paste.
Provided by @MakeItYours
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- HowToSection Make the pibil marinade Array
- HowToSection Marinate the ribs Array
- HowToSection Make the habanero salsa Array
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