RCI-MT.001.0043.001

Cuban Lechon Asado ( Roasted Fresh Ham)

Name: Cuban Lechon Asado ( Roasted Fresh Ham)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 1 unit (8 lbs) fresh ham (pork leg); 1 head garlic (broken into cloves,peeled and minced); 1 tablespoon salt; 1½ teaspoons dried oregano; 1½ teaspoons ground cumin; ½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper; ¼ teaspoon bay leaf powder; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 cup fresh sour orange juice (Seville) or lime juice; ¼ cup dry sherry; 2 large onions (thinly sliced)

This is a great recipe found in Steve Raichlen's cookbook 'Miami Spice'. The pork roast is wonderful

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

(8 lbs) fresh ham (pork leg)
1 unit
garlic
broken into cloves,peeled and minced
1 head
salt
1 tablespoon
dried oregano
1½ teaspoons
ground cumin
1½ teaspoons
fresh ground black pepper
½ teaspoon
bay leaf powder
¼ teaspoon
olive oil
1 tablespoon
fresh sour orange juice (Seville) or lime juice
1 cup
dry sherry
¼ cup
onions
thinly sliced
2 large

Method

Prepare according to traditional method. (Directions were not provided in the legacy source.)

Cuban Lechon Asado ( Roasted Fresh Ham)

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