PUERTO RICAN ROAST PORK SHOULDER

Steps:

• Using a mortar and pestle, pound the garlic and the salt to form a paste.
• Add the pepper and oregano and pound well to incorporate; stir in the olive oil and vinegar, this called a wet adobo which will keep in the refrigerator for 5 or 6 days.
• Place the roast skin side up and make several slits, about 1 1/2 inches long and as deep as possible; spoon some wet adobo into the slit.
• Turn roast and do the same with the other sides, then rub the adobo all over.
• Refrigerate, covered for at least one day, up to 3.
• Turn once a day.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Roast, skin side up, on a rack in a roasting pan for 1 hour; reduce heat to 400 degrees F and roast until the skin is deep golden and crackly (160 degrees on an internal meat thermometer), about 3 hours.
• Let rest at least 15 minutes before carving.
• Remove the crispy skin and cut into smaller pieces (you can use kitchen shears).
• Carve the meat, parallel to the bone, all the way through to the bone.