Puerco Pibil

Total Time: 5 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 5 lbs lamb butt, cubed into 2 inch pieces
• 5 tablespoons annatto seeds
• 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
• 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
• 8 whole allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
• 2 red habanero peppers, diced (remove seeds and membrane)
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 8 cloves garlic, peeled
• 5 lemons, juiced
• 1 tablespoon tequila
• banana leaf

Recipe

• 1 put annato seeds, cumin seeds, peppercorns, allspice and cloves in a clean coffee grinder and grind very fine.
• 2 put orange juice, vinegar, habanero peppers, ground spice powder, salt, garlic, lemon juice and tequila in blender.
• 3 blend until smooth.
• 4 place cubed lamb and liquid from blender in zip loc bag and marinate for one hour.
• 5 line a 9x13 baking pan with banana leaves.
• 6 pour lamb mixture directly on top of banana leaves and cover with more banana leaves.
• 7 cover tightly with foil.
• 8 bake at 325 degrees for 4 hours.