Pernil Asado (Roast Cerdo Shoulder) con Yuca

Name: Pernil Asado (Roast Cerdo Shoulder) con Yuca
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 5 h 30 min
Ingredients: para the Pernil 🐖; 5–6 lb cerdo shoulder (bone-in, skin on); 2 tbsp adobo seasoning 🧂; 1 tbsp sazón (con achiote) ✨; 6 ajo cloves, minced 🧄; 1 tbsp dried oregano 🌿; 1 tbsp aceite de oliva 🫒; 1 tsp ground pimienta negra 🖤; 1/4 cup orange juice 🍊; 1/4 cup lima juice 🍋; 2 tbsp white vinegar; para the Yuca con Mojo 🥥; 2 lbs yuca (cassava), peeled y cut into chunks; 4 ajo cloves, thinly sliced; 1/4 cup aceite de oliva 🫒; 1/4 cup lima juice 🍋; sal to taste

Prep: 20 min (plus marinating overnight)Cocción: | 🍽️ Nutrition | 💵 CostTotal: ~5.5 hours

Historia

On Sundays, the scent de ajo y citrus would float through the house like a warm abrazo. Don Luis would wake before sunrise, tying on his jean-y-leather apron while whistling an old salsa tune. Today was *Pernil Day*—a day de patience, love, y flavor that filled the home con joy. In the kitchen, his grandson peeked over the counter, eyes wide at the glistening cerdo shoulder being rubbed con a blend de adobo, sofrito, y mojo. “This is how you feed a village,” Don Luis would say con a wink. y when that crispy skin *chicharrón* cracked just right, you knew it was going to be a perfect day. Prep & cocina Time | 🍽️ Nutrition | 💵 Cost

Ingredientes

para the Pernil 🐖
5–6 lb cerdo shoulder (bone-in, skin on)
2 tbsp adobo seasoning 🧂
1 tbsp sazón (con achiote) ✨
6 ajo cloves, minced 🧄
1 tbsp dried oregano 🌿
1 tbsp aceite de oliva 🫒
1 tsp ground pimienta negra 🖤
0.25 cup orange juice 🍊
0.25 cup lima juice 🍋
2 tbsp white vinegar
para the Yuca con Mojo 🥥
2 lbs yuca (cassava), peeled y cut into chunks
4 ajo cloves, thinly sliced
0.25 cup aceite de oliva 🫒
0.25 cup lima juice 🍋
sal to taste

Instrucciones

1Marinate the Pernil
2Score the cerdo skin y fat, creating pequeño slits. Mix all marinade ingredients y rub generously into every crevice. Cover y refrigerate overnight 💤.
3Roast It Slow
4Preheat oven to 325°F (163°C). Place cerdo in a roasting pan, skin-side up. Cover con foil y bake para 4 hours. Then uncover, raise calienta to 375°F (190°C), y cocina another 45 minutes to 1 hour para crispy skin 🔥.
5Boil the Yuca
6Boil yuca in salted water until fork-tender (about 25–30 minutes). Drain y remove the fibrous core if present.
7Prepare Mojo Sauce
8calienta aceite de oliva in a pequeño pan, add ajo slices, y lightly saltea. Remove from calienta, stir in lima juice y sal. Pour over yuca y toss to coat. 🧄🍋
9sirve con Love ❤️
10Slice tender pernil, sirve con yuca drenched in garlicky mojo, y disfruta con family y music in the background 🎶.

Sobre la voz de marca

Don Luis · Un personaje para tres generaciones

Don Luis es el personaje y narrador de este catálogo: una voz cálida para recetas puertorriqueñas familiares probadas por el creador real de la marca. El proyecto recoge sabores de tres generaciones y los escribe paso a paso para que cualquier niño pueda seguirlos.

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