Cochinita Pibil Recipe
Cochinita Pibil Recipe
1 kg pork leg 60 grs achiote paste
½ onion 1 whole garlic
½ tsp. ground cumin
Pinch of cinnamon
Sour orange
Salt and pepper
Soak the pork in a mixture of the sour orange, achiote paste, cumin, cinnamon, and crushed garlic, salt, and pepper.
Then place in a baking dish wrapped in banana leaves, covering well. Bake at 180 C for at least 2 hours.
Serve with hot corn tortillas, pickled purple onion, a slice of sour orange, and chile habanero, or on a baguette as a "torta".
Author: Alicia Navarrete Alonso
Communicologist born circumstantially in México City, but who says “uay” since 1985. Life has allowed me to see the world, which in turn has allowed me to discover how much I love the place where I live
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