Puerco Pibil
Ingredients
- 5 lbs pork butt, cubed into 2 inch pieces
- 5 tablespoons annatto seeds
- 2 teaspoons cumin seeds ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon black peppercorns ⓘ
- 8 whole allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves ⓘ
- 2 red habanero peppers, diced (remove seeds and membrane) ⓘ
- 1/2 cup orange juice ⓘ
- 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons salt ⓘ
- 8 cloves garlic, peeled ⓘ
- 5 lemons, juiced ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon tequila
- banana leaf ⓘ
Instructions
- Put annato seeds, cumin seeds, peppercorns, allspice and cloves in a clean coffee grinder and grind very fine.
- Put orange juice, white vinegar, habanero peppers, ground spice powder, salt, garlic, lemon juice and tequila in blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Place cubed pork and liquid from blender in zip loc bag and marinate for one hour.
- Line a 9x13 baking pan with banana leaves.
- Pour pork mixture directly on top of banana leaves and cover with more banana leaves.
- Cover tightly with foil.
- Bake at 325 degrees for 4 hours.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
357
kcal
18% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).