Making Puerco PibilTo make spice powder, combine 5 tbsp annato seeds, 2 tbsp salt, 1 tbsp whole peppercorns, 8 whole allspice, 2 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp whole cloves, 8 minced garlic cloves. I used an electric spice grinder. A splash of tequila. The juice of 5 lemons. 1/2 cup orange juice. Two habañero peppers. 1/2 cup white vinegar. The peppers need to be deveined and the seeds need to be removed. Combine the spice powder, habañeros, orange juice, lemon juice, vinegar, and tequila splash in blender to create marinade. Put marinade and five pounds of pork butt sliced into two inch pieces into a ziploc bag. Refigerate and let sit for 12 to 24 hours, shaking every once in awhile). Line a pan with banana leaves (if available) or foil, and pour pork and marinade into it. Fold foil over the pork so that it forms a tight, sealed package to lock in the steam. Then put another piece of foil over the top of the pan. Preheat oven to 325, and cook until the pork is very tender and falling apart (at least 4 hours).  Here' s a cooking tutorial in the spirit of that lemon pie recipe that made the rounds awhile back.
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A few other notes: - The annato seeds are apparently very difficult to grind up (Robert Rodriguez recommends using a coffee grinder on the "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" DVD), but I was fortunately able to buy them in pre-ground form. Since they were already ground, I adjusted the recipe to use 3 tbsp instead of 5. - I bought a bottle of pre-minced garlic, so I wasn't sure how much to use. I ended up using about 2/3 of a 1 oz. bottle, and that seemed to work out fine. - To devein the peppers, cut off the stem at the top, cut the peppers in half, and then clean the seeds and white stuff out of the inside. I mention this because I was unsure what that meant at first. - Perhaps it's just the high altitude here in Denver, but we ended up cooking the pork for a lot longer than 4 hours (we did something like 6) and probably could have done it longer to make it even more tender. I think this is one dish it would be difficult to cook for too long. Comments
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That looks tasty. Did you enjoy it? Anything you would modify if tried again?
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