Yucatan MexicanDinner

🍖Cochinita Pibil with Pickled Onions

Name: Cochinita Pibil with Pickled Onions
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 8 h
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Mexican (Yucatan)
Ingredients: 300 g pork shoulder; 4 piece corn tortillas; 3 tbsp achiote paste; 0.5 cup sour orange juice; 4 clove garlic; 1 tsp cumin; 2 piece banana leaves; 1 medium red onion; 1 piece habanero

Authentic yucatan mexican dinner you can cook at home in about 480 minutes. 9 simple ingredients, step-by-step.

Total time

480 min

Serves

Per serving

720 kcal

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients (1 servings)

300 gpork shoulder
4 piececorn tortillas
3 tbspachiote paste
0.5 cupsour orange juice
4 clovegarlic
1 tspcumin
2 piecebanana leaves
1 mediumred onion
1 piecehabanero

Instructions

1
Marinate pork in achiote-orange paste 4 hrs.
2
Wrap pork in banana leaves; slow-cook at 150°C for 4 hrs until shreddable.
3
Pickle onions in lime + vinegar + habanero + salt while pork cooks.
4
Shred pork; serve in warm tortillas with pickled onions.

Nutrition per serving

720

kcal · Calories

g · Protein

g · Carbs

g · Fat

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