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Mexican Christmas Roast Pork
Dinner Mexican

Mexican Christmas Roast Pork

Prep
30 min
Cook
330 min
Total
730 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Pierce pork with a sharp knife, making several slits all over the top of the leg; place into a large bowl.
  2. 2 Combine 1 cup cider, onion, garlic, salt, and pepper in a blender; blend until smooth. Pour over pork. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator, 6 hours to overnight.
  3. 3 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove pork leg from the refrigerator and bring to room temperature.
  4. 4 Transfer pork leg to a roasting pan, reserving juices that have collected in the bowl. Mix pineapple juice into the bowl; pour over the pork. Insert almonds and prunes into the slits on top and in the center of the pork. Inject some of the remaining cider into the pork using a baster. Pour any remaining cider on top. Rub lard over the top of the pork and cover with pineapple slices. Cover the roasting pan with aluminum foil.
  5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven, basting every 30 minutes with pan juices, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), 5 to 6 hours. Remove foil and bake until browned, about 30 minutes more. Remove from oven, cover with foil, and let sit for 10 minutes before carving.

By Anamaria

Roasted Leg of Pork
Dinner American

Roasted Leg of Pork

4.4

Prep
15 min
Cook
120 min
Total
140 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 430 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  2. 2 Combine olive oil, sage, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt in a small bowl.
  3. 3 Rinse pork leg and pat dry with a paper towel. Rub seasoned olive oil all over pork leg.
  4. 4 Slice onion and separate layers into rings. Place onion rings and garlic halves into the bottom of a roaster. Place pork on top of onion and garlic.
  5. 5 Roast in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 355 degrees F (180 degrees C) and continue roasting until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), about 1 hour 20 minutes more.
  6. 6 Let pork rest for 5 minutes, then slice for serving.

By Chef DJ