Cochinita Pibil

Name: Cochinita Pibil
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1.5kg pork shoulder, cut in large chunks; 100g achiote paste; 150ml sour orange juice or orange and lime mixed; 6 cloves garlic; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp black pepper; banana leaves or foil for wrapping; pickled red onion and habanero to serve; corn tortillas to serve

Yucatan slow-roasted pork marinated in achiote paste and sour orange juice — tender, smoky and magnificent.

Total time

260 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

240 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Mexican

gluten-free

Ingredients

1.5kgpork shoulder, cut in large chunks

100gachiote paste

150mlsour orange juice or orange and lime mixed

6 clovesgarlic

1 tspground cumin

1 tspdried oregano

1 tspblack pepper

banana leaves or foilfor wrapping

pickled red onion and habaneroto serve

corn tortillasto serve

Instructions

Blend achiote paste with citrus juice, garlic, cumin, oregano and pepper.

Coat pork thoroughly in marinade, refrigerate overnight.

Wrap pork in banana leaves or foil, place in a roasting tin.

Roast at 150C for 4 hours until completely falling apart.

Shred pork and mix with cooking juices.

Quick pickle red onion with lime juice and salt.

Serve in warm tortillas with pickled onion and habanero sauce.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

920

Protein

94.3g

Fat

56.5g

Carbs

2.6g

Fiber

0.6g

Sodium

235mg

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