Best 4 Puerto Rican Pork A La Criolla Recipes

PUERTO RICAN PORK A LA CRIOLLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine pepper, garlic, oregano, vinegar, olive oil and salt in a small bowl, then rub this mixture all over the pork roast.
• Place roast in a shallow baking pan and roast, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for about 1-1/2 hours; meat thermometer should read 165 to 170 degrees F.
• Remove from oven and let rest 10 minutes before slicing.

PIERNA ASADA A LA CRIOLLA--CUBAN PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Rinse pork roast and pat dry. With the tip of a small knife, prick all over roast, lightly. Place on glass or ceramic baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, combine orange juice with garlic, the salt and spices.Cover roast with this mixture. Layer the onion rings on top of roast.
• Cover baking dish with plastic wrap and marinate roast in the refrigerator overnight, at least 8 hours.
• Remove roast from refrigerator and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place roast in oven (remove plastic wrap) and roast for 4 hours, approximately, or until internal temperature reaches 185Fdegrees. Baste occasionally with pan juices. (Cover with foil is roast begins to brown too quickly).
• Let roast rest, loosely covered, for 15 minutes before carving.

LECHON A LA CRIOLLA (CUBAN STYLE PORK A LA CRIOLLA)

Steps:

• Eliminate grease excess from the pieces of pork.
• In a big refractory tray, season the pork with the sour orange juice, onion, garlic, oregano, cumin, salt, pepper and bay leaf.
• Let marinade in the fridge for 12 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350º F.
• Take the pork out of the fridge two hours before putting it in the oven.
• Bake the pork in the marinade for 2 or 3 hours or until tender.
• Turn the pork from time to time so all sides get well cooked.
• Take out the bay leaf before serving.

DADDY EDDIE'S ROAST PORK (PERNIL), PUERTO RICAN-STYLE

Steps:

• Combine olive oil, vinegar, garlic, oregano, salt, and black pepper in a mortar and pestle; mash into a paste.
• Make deep slits into the pork with a small knife. Stuff slits with the paste; rub any remaining paste over the pork.
• Place pork in a plastic roasting bag and put in a roasting pan with a rack. Let marinate in the refrigerator, 8 to 48 hours.
• Take pork out of the refrigerator, uncover, and bring to room temperature, 1 to 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Roast pork skin-side down in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 2 hours. Flip pork and continue roasting, skin-side up, until juices run clear and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), 2 to 4 hours more.