PLATO FUERTE

Huila roasted (Huila)

Plato fuerte

ingredients

-8 Pounds of pork (flesh, not fat)

-2 beers

- ½ cup of vinegar

2 tablespoons orange juice

-4 Stalks of chopped scallions

-8 Cloves garlic crushed

-1 Teaspoon of basil

-1 Teaspoon coriander

-1 Teaspoon oregano 1 teaspoon peppermint

Bay leaves ground -4

-1 Teaspoon of thyme

-1 Teaspoon nutmeg

preparation

Salt, cumin and pepper to taste

It is an essential dish in celebration of San Pedro and considered classic Huila. You can use all or any combination of herbs, omitting the oregano, thyme, bay leaf, mint and nutmeg. It chuza meat and gets to marinate in the brine ingredients are preferred (minimum 24 hours), groping her every 6 hours and also making sure to penetrate the gaps. Is removed and placed in a clay pot and brought in a preheated oven at 250 ° for 4 hours, served with bland, corn bread and cooked cassava.