Pernil
By Traeger Kitchen
4 Reviews
We’ve taken a traditional Puerto Rican Christmas dinner & given it the Traeger twist. This smoked pork shoulder is marinated in citrus and herbs, and has a warm tangy flavor that your family will melt for any time of year.
Prep Time
10 Min
Cook Time
3 Hr
Pellets
Apple
Yields: 8 Servings
Ingredients
main
7 Pound | boneless pork shoulder |
2 | orange, juiced |
2 Whole | lime, juiced |
3/4 | cilantro |
2 Tablespoon | kosher salt |
1 Teaspoon | cumin |
1 Teaspoon | dried oregano |
1 Teaspoon | |
4 Clove | garlic |
1/2 Cup | olive oil |
Units of Measurement:
Steps
Step 1
With a sharp knife, make shallow vertical and horizontal cuts in a checkerboard pattern along the pork shoulder.
Ingredients
7 Pound boneless pork shoulder
Step 2
Cut oranges in half and squeeze juice into a bowl. Use a small grater and zest 2 of the limes. Juice limes and add to bowl of orange juice.
Ingredients
2 orange, juiced
2 Whole lime, juiced
Step 3
Tear around 3/4 of the head of cilantro and place that into the bowl as well. Add 2 tbsp kosher salt, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp dried oregano and 1 tsp of Traeger's Prime rub. Add the 4 cloves of garlic and 1/2 c of olive oil and set to blend it all together.
Ingredients
3/4 cilantro
2 Tablespoon kosher salt
1 Teaspoon cumin
1 Teaspoon dried oregano
1 Teaspoon Traeger Prime Rib Rub
4 Clove garlic
1/2 Cup olive oil
Step 4
Once your marinade is mixed well, go ahead and coat every bit of your pork and let it sit at room temperature for one hour.
Step 5
After the pork has marinated for an hour, turn the Traeger on "Smoke" with the lid open until the fire is established (4 to 5 minutes).
Step 6
Once you're preheated and ready, set your temperature to 300 degrees and you're ready to place your pork on your grill.
Step 7
Cook your pork at 300 degrees for 3 hrs. Take off grill and let rest for 10 minutes.
03:00
300 ˚F / 149 ˚C
Step 8
Slice your meat thinly, and serve with rice.
Step 9
Finish off the pork with cilantro and the juice of the remaining lime. Enjoy!
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