Chef Fig’s Cochinita Pibil – Melinda's Foods

Ingredients

• 1 pork shoulder 5-7 lbs
• 4-6 garlic cloves peeled
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tbsp black peppercorns
• 1 tsp whole allspice
• ½ tsp whole cloves
• 1 mexican cinnamon stick
• 1 tbsp mexican oregano
• 3 tbsp Annatto seed/achiote paste use the powder if the paste isn’t available
• 2 tbsp Melinda’s Fire Roasted Garlic and Habanero Pepper Sauce
• 1 orange juiced
• 1 grapefruit juiced
• 1 lime juiced
• 2 banana leaves wiped clean
• ½ white onion thinly slied
• 2 roma tomatoes sliced
• 1 bell pepper sliced
• 5-6 bay leaves
• kosher salt
• 1 large red onion sliced
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 habanero peppers seeded and finely chopped
• ¼ cup orange juice fresh squeezed if possible
• ¼ cup grapefruit juice fresh squeezed if possible
• ¼ cup lime juice fresh squeezed if possible
• ¼ cup white vinagar
• corn tortillas
• lime wedges optional
• queso fresco shredded, optional