Pork Pibil style / Cochinita Pibil!

Serves: 6

Cooking time: 3 hrs + Marinating overnight

Thank you Mom for sharing your recipe with me!

Ingredients:

Meat:

* 1 k pork leg

* 1 garlic clove

* 1/2 onion sliced

* Sea salt

Pibil sauce:

* 200 g achiote paste

* 2 cups orange juice

* 25 ml lime juice

* 2 garlic cloves

* 1 cup apple vinegar

* 1/2 tablespoon olive oil

* 1 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt

* Pepper

* 1/2 teaspoon oregano

Onions:

* 2 red onions

* Jalapeño chili (optional)

* 1 cup white vinegar

* 1 teaspoon oregano

* 1 teaspoon olive oil

* 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt

* Pepper

Procedure:

Pibil sauce:

1. Blend achiote paste, orange & lime juice, garlic, vinegar, olive oil, salt & pepper, oregano

Meat:

1. Cook in pressure cooker for 20 min

2. Let it cool down and shred the meat

3. In a glass container add the meat and pour the Pibil sauce over the meat, cover with plastic wrap & marinate overnight

4. The day after, cook for 1 hour at low heat

Onions:

1. Cover onion with hot water for couple of minutes and drain

2. In a glass bowl add the onion, chili, oregano, olive oil, salt and pepper

3. Marinate overnight

Serving recommendations:

* Garnish pork pibil, garnish with the marinated red onions

This dish should be served with Mexican style rice in tomato sauce, Mexican refried beans and corn tortillas. Find these recipes and where to find Mexican ingredients in the Useful Links section on our website!