Cooking Times

500 min
Prep Time
300 min
Cook Time
800 min
Total Time

Ingredients (8 items)

2.00 kg Pork shoulder
bone-in
100.00 g Achiote paste
recado rojo
200.00 ml Orange juice
fresh sour orange
100.00 ml Lime juice
fresh
6.00 pieces Banana leaves
large, cleaned
8.00 cloves Garlic
minced
6.00 pieces Bay leaves
dried
2.00 tbsp Salt
coarse salt

Instructions (6 steps)

1
Dissolve achiote paste with orange juice, lime juice, and garlic.
2
Marinate pork with achiote mixture overnight.
480 minutes
3
Wrap marinated pork in banana leaves with bay leaves.
4
Place in deep pot with tight lid or earth oven.
5
Cook at 160°C for 4-5 hours until very tender.
300 minutes
6
Shred pork and serve with pickled onions and tortillas.