About this dish
Slow-roasted pork marinated in achiote paste and citrus, traditionally wrapped in banana leaves.
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Ingredients
🥩1.5kg pork shoulder
🌶️4 tbsp achiote paste
🍊1 cup sour orange or citrus juice
🧄4 cloves garlic
🍃Banana leaves, for wrapping
🧅Pickled red onion, for serving
Method
Serves 21
Blend achiote paste with citrus juice and garlic into a smooth marinade.2
Coat the pork thoroughly in the marinade and let it sit for at least 2 hours, ideally overnight.3
Wrap the marinated pork in banana leaves.4
Slow-roast in a covered dish at low heat for 3-4 hours until the meat shreds easily.5
Shred the pork and serve with warm tortillas and pickled red onion.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Cochinita pibil is a specialty of the Yucatán Peninsula, traditionally cooked slowly, historically in a pit oven, giving the dish its name (pibil relates to pit-cooking).
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