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Pernil (Roast Pork Shoulder, Puerto Rican Style)

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Mark Bittman
Nov 08, 2018
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Roast Pork Shoulder, Puerto Rican Style

Photo Credit Aya Bracket

Makes 8 to 12 servings
Time: At least 5 hours, largely unattended

I’ve adapted this recipe for traditional pernil a bit from the one generously shared with me more than twenty years ago by the family of my friend Peter Blasini. It remains among my favorite ways to cook pork shoulder,

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