Yucatecan-Style Pork Recipe

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Yucatecan-Style Pork
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Directions:

  1. Put pork in a large bowl and rub with 1 teaspoon salt and 2 tablespoons juice.
  2. Toast peppercorns, cumin, and allspice together, then cool slightly. Transfer to grinder along with annatto seeds and grind to a powder. Transfer to a small bowl.
  3. Mince garlic and mash to a paste with remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons salt using side of a large heavy knife. Add to ground spices along with oregano and remaining 6 tablespoons juice and stir to make a paste.
  4. Toss pork with paste to coat well. Add onion and toss to combine.
  5. Holding both ends of a banana leaf, drag leaf over a burner on moderately high heat slowly until it changes color slightly and becomes shinier, then turn over and toast other side. Toast remaining banana leaves in same manner.
  6. Line roasting pan with leaves, shinier sides down, by arranging 1 leaf lengthwise and 2 leaves crosswise, letting excess hang over sides. Trim overhang to about 8 inches on all sides.
  7. Transfer pork mixture to banana leaves, then fold overhang of leaves over pork to enclose completely. Cover pan tightly with foil and chill, at least 6 hours.
  8. Put oven rack in middle position, then put pan with pork in oven and heat to 400°F (to take chill off pork gently).
  9. Once oven has reached 400°F, bake until pork is very tender, 2 1/4 to 2 3/4 hours.
  10. Discard foil and open banana leaves, then serve pork with salsa and tortillas.
  11. Cooks' notes: ·In place of the Seville (bitter) orange juice, you can use 1/4 cup fresh regular orange juice plus 1/4 cup fresh lime juice, stirred together. ·Pork in banana leaves (not baked) can be chilled up to 1 day.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 493.83 Kcal (2068 kJ)
Calories from fat 95.67 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.63g 16%
Cholesterol 204.34mg 68%
Sodium 918.49mg 38%
Potassium 1489.1mg 32%
Total Carbs 14.66g 5%
Sugars 7.5g 30%
Dietary Fiber 2.2g 9%
Protein 79.24g 158%
Vitamin C 16.5mg 28%
Iron 3.7mg 20%
Calcium 47.2mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 116.34 Kcal (487 kJ)
Calories from fat 22.54 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.5g 16%
Cholesterol 48.14mg 68%
Sodium 216.39mg 38%
Potassium 350.81mg 32%
Total Carbs 3.45g 5%
Sugars 1.77g 30%
Dietary Fiber 0.52g 9%
Protein 18.67g 158%
Vitamin C 3.9mg 28%
Iron 0.9mg 20%
Calcium 11.1mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.3
    Points
  • 11
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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