Boricua in RVA

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I cooked up a puertorican christmas meal this year. Pork roast, rice and beans, bread and salad. The pork shoulder was seasoned with salt, pepper, oregano, olive oil and vinegar. I roasted it at 300 deg for half hour per pound till it came to an internal temp of 180 deg farenheit. Till it looked like this



after resting...



on platter





I served it with white rice and red beans. The beans began with a sofrito. of onions, garlic, carrot, later peppers, celery, pancetta, oregano, parsley, salt, pepper. pimenton and cumin



Then added tomato paste and chicken stock



This was simmered for an hour then the beans and some cooked yuca where added, and served over white rice



Very traditional, very tasty, and some leftovers to boot.