This recipe is translated from Cookpad Mexico. See original: MexicoCochinita Pibil
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Ingredients

2 to 3 hours
Serves 8 servings
  1. 7 oz (200 grams)achiote paste bar
  2. 2 cups(about 1/2 liter) sour orange juice
  3. 1/4 cupwhite vinegar
  4. Ground cumin, to taste
  5. Dried oregano, to taste
  6. 5whole black peppercorns
  7. 3whole cloves
  8. 2-3dried guajillo chiles
  9. 3garlic cloves
  10. Salt, to taste
  11. 1/2 cuplard (about 115 grams)
  12. 2-3banana leaves
  13. 2.2 lbs (1 kilogram)pork shoulder or pork butt
  14. 2.2 lbs (1 kilogram)pork leg

Cooking Instructions

2 to 3 hours
  1. 1

    Line a pressure cooker with a cross of aluminum foil and place the banana leaves inside. Add water to the bottom and spread lard over the banana leaves.

  2. 2

    Remove the seeds and veins from the guajillo chiles, then quickly soak them in hot water.

  3. 3

    Wash the pork thoroughly and trim off excess fat.

  4. 4

    In a blender, combine the achiote paste, sour orange juice, white vinegar, cumin, oregano, black peppercorns, cloves, and garlic. Add salt at the end. Marinate the pork with this mixture.

  5. 5

    Place the marinated pork on the banana leaves, making sure the meat and chiles are contained. Close the pressure cooker and cook over heat for about 1 hour and 30 minutes.

  6. 6

    Once cooked, shred the pork and serve it in tortillas (tacos) or on panuchos (corn tostadas with refried beans).

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