Ingredients
- 2 Meyer lemons
- juiced
- 2 limes
- juiced
- 2 blood oranges
- juiced
- 6 large garlic cloves
- chopped
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 3/4 cup annatto oil reserved from Arroz Con Pollo Bites recipe
- 1 (15 to 20-pound) suckling pig
- Special Equipment: 1 Caja China roasting box
- 1 (9 to 10-pound) picnic pork shoulder
- 1 batch citrus mojo marinade less 1 tablespoon salt
Instructions
- Combine all of the mojo ingredients in a large bowl and whisk well.
- Pork:
- Score the skin with a sharp knife and rub the pig inside and out with 3/4 of the mojo marinade.
- Reserve the remaining mojo to pour over the meat after it has been carved.
- Cook the whole pig in the Caja China according to manufacturer's instructions.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Score the skin of the pork shoulder.
- Put it into a large bowl or baking dish and pour in 3/4 of the marinade, making sure to coat the entire piece of pork.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.
- Put the pork shoulder, skin side up, in a roasting pan fitted with a rack, Cover with foil and roast in the oven for 3 hours.
- After 3 hours remove the foil, turn the heat up to 425 degrees F and roast until the skin is brown and crispy, about 30 to 45 minutes.
- Make sure to check every 5 or 10 minutes to make sure the skin does not burn.
- Remove from oven to a cutting board and let rest for 10 minutes before carving.
- Carve the meat and arrange it on a serving platter.
- Pour the reserved marinade over the carved meat just before serving.
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