ROASTED PORK PUERTO RICO STYLE RECIPE

Everybody loves steak, grilled, and coal cooked dishes. The next recipe that I am about to share to you is just one of the roasted recipes that I collect and cooked in my restaurant and at my home. This is a very special recipe because I learned this during my chef seminar in Puerto Rico. I really don't know the exact recipe name for this. I just gave it a name from my pure chef instincts.

Ingredients

8 cloves garlic, peeled
1/4 cup salt
1/4 cup black pepper
2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 (10 pound) pork picnic roast
4 yucca (cassava) roots, peeled and sliced


Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

2. Place the garlic, salt, pepper, oregano, and olive oil into the container of a food processor or blender. Process until smooth. Use a small knife to make several incisions in the fresh ham. Insert the garlic paste into each one using a small spoon. Place the ham in a roaster, and cover.

3. Bake for 1 1/2 hours in the preheated oven, then check every 15 minutes or so, until the internal temperature reaches 175 degrees F ( 80 degrees C) when taken with a meat thermometer.

4. While the meat is roasting, place the yucca in a large pot of boiling water. Cook until fork tender, and drain. Serve with pork roast.