Puerto Rican Pork Roast

Serves: 4

Cody DuBuque

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

44

Spice

54

Sweetness

43

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

8 cloves

Garlic (peeled)

1 cup

Salt

1 cup

Black Pepper

2 tsps

Oregano (chopped fresh)

3 tbsps

Olive Oil

Directions:

1

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C)

2

Place the garlic, salt, pepper, oregano, and olive oil into the container of a food processor or blender

3

Process until smooth

4

Use a small knife to make several incisions in the fresh ham

5

Insert the garlic paste into each one using a small spoon

6

Place the ham in a roaster, and cover

7

Bake for 1 1/2 hours in the preheated oven, then check every 15 minutes or so, until the internal temperature reaches 175 degrees F ( 80 degrees C) when taken with a meat thermometer

8

While the meat is roasting, place the yucca in a large pot of boiling water

9

Cook until fork tender, and drain

10

Serve with pork roast