Cochinita pibil

Source : Mix The Achiote With The Sour Orange Juice Until Achiote Is Diluted Into A Soft Pasteadd The Allspice And Salt To The Achiote Pastecut The Pork In Small...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : October 24, 2025

Step:

  1. Mix the achiote with the sour orange juice until achiote is diluted into a soft paste

  2. Add the allspice and salt to the achiote paste

  3. Cut the pork in small-ish cubes and mix them.with the achiote. Don't forget to add the shoulder bones

  4. If possible let it sit for a whole day.

  5. Make a cover with banana leaf on your pressure cooker

  6. Add the pork with achiote into the cooker and add some bay leaves inside

  7. Cover the recipient with another banana leaf

  8. Cover with water until it reaches the banana leaf cover

  9. Cool for 60 minutes

  10. Chop the red onion and mix with sour orange, a tbsp of olive oil, salt and garlic powder to taste.

  11. Make some "habaneros toreados" by passing them through the fire.

  12. Cut them and mix with lime, salt and tbsp of olive oil.

  13. Take the meat out of the cooker, and shred it.

  14. Heat some tortillas, add cochinita, red onion and some habanero, and enjoy.


Ingredients

  1. 1.5 kg pork (shoulder)
  2. 500 g achiote
  3. 100 ml sour orange juice
  4. 1/4 cup salt
  5. 2 tbsp allspice (grounded)
  6. 4 bay leaves
  7. leaf Banana
  8. Las Salsas
  9. 1 red onion
  10. 4 habaneros
  11. Garlic powder
  12. Lime
  13. Olive oil

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