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  1. Nothing says “Christmas Spirit” like the aroma of a perfectly roasted Pernil filling your home. This holiday classic, prepared by our amazing ambassador @chefejpr, is a masterpiece of flavor made with the finest ingredients from Cooking with my Doctor. Get ready for the juiciest meat and the crunchiest cuerito you’ve ever tasted! 🍖✨
    Pernil Recipe by Chef EJ
    Ingredients:
    • 10 lb pork shoulder ( 9lb – 11lb is okay )
    • 15 garlic cloves
    • ¾ cup sofrito Cooking with my Doctor
    • 2 tablespoons adobo Cooking with my Doctor
    • 1 tablespoon sazon Cooking with my Doctor
    • 2 teaspoon salt ( optional this recipe aims for a healthier version )
    • 2 tablespoons lime juice
    • ¼ cup vinegar
    • 2 oz olive oil
    • ¼ cup chopped culantro leaves
    • 1 cup water
    Directions:
    1. Wash the pork shoulder with lime and vinegars.
    2. Make large slices to the bottom of pernil and slice skin back and stab the inside a couple times.
    3. Set pernil in the baking pan.
    4. In a bowl mix sofrito, vinegar, oil, lime juice, chopped garlic, sazon, adobo, chopped cilantro and mix well.
    5. Add marinade to the pernil and spread all over into the slices and holes under the skin.
    6. Now clean skin and sprinkle salt on the skin. Add 1 cup of water to the baking pan and cover with aluminum foil. Marinate overnight.
    7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, Bake for 5 hours covered.
    8. Remove from oven & uncover. Set heat to 400. Bake for 1 hour & 30 minutes uncovered or simply till skin is crispy.
    9. Remove from oven and let rest for 5 to 10 minutes. Remove crispy skin and shred the pork shoulder the best you can and mix with juices.
    10. Break skin down into pieces and lay on top.
    11. Topped with limes and cilantro.
    How do you prep your Pernil? Tell us your secret in the comments! 👇 Or better yet, SAVE this recipe for your Christmas dinner and SHARE it with the family chef! 🎁
    #PuertoRicanFood #ChristmasRecipe #Pernil #ChefEJ CookingWithMyDoctor

  2. Puerto Rican Pernil My Way 👨🏽‍🍳

    A Pernil recipe you must try asap I have used this recipe in many catering events, plate sales & family gatherings 🇵🇷

    Ingredients :

    10 lb pork shoulder
    10 Garlic cloves chopped
    2 tablespoons Sazon
    1 tablespoons Adobo
    1 tsp Cumin
    1 tsp Black pepper
    1 tsp Chilli powder
    1 teaspoon salt
    1 tsp garlic powder
    1 tsp onion powder
    I tsp Rosemary
    ⅓ cup sofrito
    ¼ cup lime juice
    3 tablespoons Vinegar
    ¼ cup chopped cilantro
    I cup water
    Rectangular King Roaster® Pan
    17 ⅛ in.x 12 ⅝ in. x 2 2/32 in. 43.5 cm x 32.1 cm x 7.2 cm

    Directions :

    Step 1
    Wash the pork shoulder with lime and vinegar rub lime on pork shoulder to clean off any slime. Set aside and gather all ingredients.
    Step 2
    Cut skin back and make large cuts to pernil
    Step 3
    Season with my special rub mix together sofrito, vinegar, lime juice, sazon, adobo, cumin, black pepper, chili pepper, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, rosemary, chopped garlic, chopped cilantro.
    Step 4
    Season the pernil very well than
    Wipe skin down with paper towel for perfect clean crispy skin topped with a sprinkle of salt for a tasty skin now add water. Next cover but keep in mind when covering try your very best for the cover to not touch the skin if it does it will stick and might rip not really a big deal but try to avoid.
    Step 5
    marinate over night or for 3 hours recommend to let marinate over night.
    Step 6
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 5 hours covered
    Step 7
    Bring heat to 400 degrees and remove pernil from oven uncover & bake for 1 hour & 30 minutes or simply till skin is crispy.
    Step 8
    Turn oven off & remove pernil from oven & let rest for 5 to 10 minutes. Now take off crispy skin, shred the meat the best you can and mix with the juices in the baking pan. Than continued with braking pork skin into potato chip like peaces.Add skin back on top of shredded pork shoulder meat to finish.

    Recipe by : chef Edgardo Jose Verdejo
    #porkshoulder #viral #fyp #pernildecerdo #cerdo

  3. To be fair the bone wasn't really holding on to nothing so you can expect it to fall out 😅 But it does look good and I will try it