Spicy Pork Shoulder Roast and Sofrito Rice

The sofrito is delicious with this roasted pork but it would also be a flavorful addition to soup, pasta sauce, or salsa.


Spicy Pork Shoulder Roast and Sofrito Rice

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Servings: 8 servings
Prep Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins
Related Categories: Pork Roast, Pork Shoulder Roast

 
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Ingredients
  • 1 (7 to 8 lbs.)
    bone-in pork arm picnic shoulder with skin
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  • 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon
    chopped garlic
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  • 3/4 cup
    fresh lime juice
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  • 3 tablespoons
    coarsely chopped fresh oregano or 1 tablespoon dried, crumbled
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  • 1 tablespoon
    ground cumin
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  • 2 tablespoons
    coarse salt
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  • 2 tablespoons
    olive oil, plus additional for pan
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  • 1/4 cup
    cider vinegar
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  • 1 cup
    chopped onion
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  • red bell pepper, chopped
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  • 1/2 cup
    chopped fresh cilantro
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  • 2 cups
    white rice
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Directions
1.
Let pork stand at room temperature 30 minutes.
2.
Pulse 1/3 cup garlic, 1/4 cup juice, oregano, cumin, and salt together in a food processor until mixture is almost smooth.
3.
Preheat oven to 375 degree F. Lightly oil a large heavy roasting pan. Rinse and pat meat and cut 1-inch slits in top, about 2 inches apart. Pour garlic mixture over pork and, with fingers, push some of mixture into slits. Pour 1/4 cup juice and 1/4 cup water around pork in pan. Cover with heavy-duty aluminum foil, tenting in center so it is not touching pork, and seal edges around sides of pan. Roast pork in middle of oven 30 minutes.
4.
Carefully lift 1 corner of foil, avoiding steam, and pour in remaining 1/4 cup juice and the vinegar. Reseal and roast, basting once, 2 hours (adding water, as needed, to bottom of pan if dry).
5.
Remove foil and baste pork with pan juices. Roast, uncovered, until pork is fork-tender and skin is crisp, 1 to 1-1/4 hours more. Transfer pork in pan to rack; let stand 15 minutes before carving into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
6.
Meanwhile, to make sofrito, pulse onion, bell pepper, cilantro, and remaining 1 tablespoon garlic together in a food processor until smooth. Heat oil in a large saucepan over moderate heat. Add onion mixture and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Transfer to a serving bowl, leaving 1/3 cup sofrito in saucepan (reserve sofrito in bowl for sauce). Add 3-1/4 cups water to sofrito in saucepan and bring to boil; stir in rice. Immediately reduce heat to low, cover, and cook 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 5 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork and season with salt before serving.
7.
Serve pork with sofrito rice, sauce, and pan juices. Makes 8 servings.

Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 1070, Total Fat 73.5 g, Saturated Fat 25.5 g, Cholesterol 224 mg, Sodium 1319 mg, Carbohydrate 46 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 55 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 0%, Iron 0%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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