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This recipe is part of a?Cuban-Style Christmas:?Mojito,?Garlic Plantain Chips,?Lime, Garlic, and Oregano Mojo,?Avocado Salad,?Gloria's Black Bean Soup,?Crab Empanadas with Pickled Garlic-Caper Remoulade?and?Roasted Pork Marinade.
1/2 cup?chopped white onion
1/4 cup?distilled vinegar
1/4 cup?freshly chopped?cilantro leaves
2 tablespoons?chopped?fresh thyme leaves
2 tablespoons?chopped fresh?oregano leaves
8?cloves garlic
3?bay leaves
1 tablespoon?cumin seeds
2 tablespoons?salt
Pepper to taste
4 cups?water
1. Place all the marinade ingredients except the water in a food processor or blender. With the motor running, add the water gradually to form a pur¨¦e.
2. Place the pork in a large oven proof dish or nonreactive pan and pour the marinade over the pork. Cover, and marinade in the refrigerator for 12 hours, or overnight. Turn the pork occasionally.
3. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
4. Place the pork and marinade in the oven and bake until the pork is very tender and almost falling apart, about 3 hours. Remove the pork and let cool slightly. Using 2 forks, shred the pork.
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