Puerco Pibil

Overview

Prep: 30 minutes?

Refigerate: Overnight, or 2-4 hours.

Cook: 4 hours.

Ingredients

Whole Spices

• • 60g (5 TBL) Annatto Seeds

  • 2tsp Cummin Seeds

  • 10g (1 TBL) Peppercorn

  • 1/2 tsp Cloves

  • 8 whole Allspice

Remaining Marinade

• • 1 chili pepper

  • 1 TBL salt

  • 8 cloves garlic

• 120g orange juice

  • 120g white vinegar

  • Juice of 5 lemons about 200g

  • 60g 100% agave Tequila

Pork Butt

• • 2.5KG pork (butt, shoulder, or other tough cut)

    • Cut into 5cm cubes. Cut off bone if present, keeping bone on the side.

Instructions

• • Grind whole spices into a fine powder. Speed 10 for 30 seconds.

  • Remove seeds from peppers and add to blender.

  • Add salt, garlic, orange juice and vinegar and blend speed 8 for 20 seconds,

  • Add lemon juice, Tequila and blend speed 8 for 15 seconds.

  • Put pork and achiote paste (made above) into container, mix well, and refrigerate at least 2-4 hours. Overnight is fine.

  • Preheat oven to 160c

  • Place Bake in Dutch Oven for 4 hours