Pernil

{{short description|Slow-roasted marinated pork dish}} {{Infobox food | name = Pernil | image = Pernil.1.jpg | caption = Pernil ready to be served, with crisp skin chips (cueritos) | alternate_name = Pernil asado | region = Puerto Rico, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Venezuela and Ecuador | creator = | year = | mintime = | maxtime = | type = | course = | served = | main_ingredient = Pork leg or arm shoulder | minor_ingredient = Sofrito, salt, and pepper plus possibly additional spices (oregano, and adobo) | variations = | serving_size = 100 g | calories = | protein = | fat = | carbohydrate = | glycemic_index = | similar_dish = | other = }}

'''Pernil''' (pernil asado, pernil al horno, roast pork) is a slow-roasted marinated pork leg or pork shoulder common in Puerto Rico,<ref name="jg">{{cite web| url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/johngiuffo/2013/12/26/pernil-the-puerto-rican-christmas-pork-roast-is-your-new-holiday-favorite/2/ |author=John Giuffo |title=Pernil, The Puerto Rican Christmas Pork Roast, Is Your New Holiday Favorite |work=Forbes |date=December 26, 2013 |accessdate=December 25, 2014}}</ref> Dominican Republic, Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador. Pernil is typically accompanied by rice and is commonly shared during Christmas.<ref name=wb>{{cite book |author=Wilo Benet| title=Puerto Rico. True Flavors| publisher=Reed Street Publishing, Tropical Dining Press, Baltimore |year=2009 | page=155| isbn=978-0-942929-26-3}}</ref>

The pork shoulder is used as a whole piece, with skin and bone. It is marinated the day prior to roasting with sofrito, salt and pepper, plus possibly additional spices (oregano and adobo). Sofrito is placed deep within the meat through small cuts. After marination the covered meat is slowly roasted initially in the oven for several hours, and, in the final phase, at a higher temperature with the cover off to get the skin crisp. When finished, the meat falls off the bone, and the crisp skin (''cuero'') is separated, cleared of fat, and can be served separately as cueritos (pork skin chips).<ref name=jg/>

== See also == * Jokbal * Griot (food)

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Category:Pork Category:Cuban cuisine Category:Colombian cuisine Category:Ecuadorian cuisine Category:Dominican Republic cuisine Category:Puerto Rican cuisine Category:Venezuelan cuisine Category:Christmas food