Pierna Navideña Enchilada (Spicy Christmas Pork Roast) Recipe

Pierna Navideña Enchilada (Spicy Christmas Pork Roast) Recipe

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Infuse roast pork with spicy flavors, sweetness and warming spices to make it taste like the holidays.

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Ingredients

  • 1 (6-pound) boneless, skinless Boston butt pork roast
  • kosher salt
  • granulated sugar
  • 8 ounces thick-cut bacon
  • 10 small guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded
  • 2 medium ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded
  • 4 morita chiles or chipotle chiles en adobo
  • 6 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 3 teaspoon dried oregano, preferably Mexican
  • 2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
  • 1 teaspoon fresh or dried thyme leaves
  • 1 teaspoon whole or ground allspice
  • 3 whole cloves or 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 stick cinnamon
  • 1 cup fresh orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest
  • 1/2 cup agave syrup or honey
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 cup dried apricots, chopped
  • 1 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped

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