Pernil al Horno (Oven-Roasted Pork Leg)

Recipe category
Country
Region
Source
Gran Libro de la Cocina Colombiana
Cooking time
240 minutes
Number of servings
12
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
1 piece(s) pork leg of 10 to 12 pounds (5 to 6 kg)
2 piece(s) red onions, chopped
2 piece(s) white onions, chopped
6 piece(s) green onion stalks, chopped
1 tbsp pepper
1 tbsp salt
1 piece(s) bunch of oregano, thyme, bay leaf, cilantro and marjoram
6 clove(s) garlic, chopped
3 tbsp mustard
4 cup(s) white wine
Directions
  1. Wash the leg well, dry and spread with mustard.
  2. Separately, blend the other ingredients well and pass through a strainer; with this seasoning sauce, bathe the leg well.
  3. Then wrap with aluminum foil and put in the refrigerator for 2 or 3 days.
  4. Remove and place with its juice in a deep container with lid.
  5. Leave a small hole so steam can escape.
  6. Bake in preheated oven at 400°, for 1 hour.
  7. Then lower to 300° and leave for 3 more hours, during which time it is bathed with the sauce it releases while cooking.
  8. Remove from oven, set the sauce aside.
  9. Let cool well so it can be cut easily.
  10. Serve sprinkled with its sauce.