Beef / Pork

Cuban-style pork roast (puerco asado) is for Dinner.

Cuban-style pork roast (puerco asado) takes 1440 minutes to prepare.

Cuban-style pork roast (puerco asado) takes 90 minutes to cook.

Cuban-style pork roast (puerco asado) makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for Cuban-style pork roast (puerco asado) are:

21/2 to 3 lbs pork butt, excess fat trimmed off
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
4 cloves garlic, peeled, mashed and chopped
2/3 cups yellow onion, minced
1 tbsp cumin, ground
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1/4 to 1/2 tbsp cayenne pepper*
3 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
salt, to taste
1/2 tbsp to 1 tbsp black pepper, ground*
4 to 8 tbsp dark brown sugar

*The amount of the peppers is dependent upon the desired spicyness of the pork.

Here is how you make Cuban-style pork roast (puerco asado):

Combine all dry ingredientts. Mash and mix together fully. Set aside.Wash and pat dry trimmed pork. Rub and completely coat with dry mix (that includes the chopped parsley).In a ziplock bag add olive oil & vinegar, then carefully add rubbed roast. Place in refrigerator overnight, turning every couple of hours.Preheat oven at 325.Remove roast from bag and discard marinade.Coat entire roast, which is now moist with sugar.Roast on rack until done, about 1 1/2 hours or until meat thermometer reads 160. Let it rests 20 minutes prior to slicing.Number of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BERTA441.

The nutritional information for Cuban-style pork roast (puerco asado) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 321.6

• Total Fat: 12.8 g
• Cholesterol: 106.1 mg
• Sodium: 81.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 8.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
• Protein: 41.6 g

Cuban-style pork roast (puerco asado) is Spanish cuisine.