Recipes · Mexican · Main Courses
Cochinita Pibil
One serving has 495 kcal and 34 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (139%), selenium (91%), zinc (67%), pyridoxine (64%), cobalamin (59%) and niacin (55%). Ready in 420 minutes.
- Preparation: 240 min
- Cooking: 180 min
- Makes: 1 serving (269 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein, Low carb
- Contains: pork
Ingredients
- 190 g Pork shoulder, raw
- 2 g Sazón seasoning
- 45 g Orange juice
- 20 g Lime juice
- 10 g Garlic, raw
- 1 g Cumin
- 0.5 g Oregano, dried
- 0.3 g Bay leaves
- 0.6 g Salt
Method
- Mash the garlic with the sazón, cumin, oregano and salt, then mix with the orange and lime juice to make the achiote marinade.
- Rub the marinade thoroughly all over the pork shoulder and marinate in the fridge for at least 4 hours, ideally overnight.
- Wrap the pork tightly in banana leaves or foil with the bay leaf, and place in a covered dish.
- Bake at 150 °C (300 °F) for 3-3.5 hours until completely tender and it shreds apart easily with two forks.
- Unwrap carefully, discard the bay leaf, and shred the meat, mixing it with the juices collected in the wrapping.
- Serve hot with warm tortillas and pickled red onion.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 495 kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 10.7 g | |
| Water | 186 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.78 g | 3% |
| Protein | 33.9 g | 71% |
| Tryptophan | 0.4 g | |
| Threonine | 1.5 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.5 g | |
| Leucine | 2.6 g | |
| Lysine | 3 g | |
| Methionine | 0.85 g | |
| Cystine | 0.42 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.3 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.1 g | |
| Valine | 1.8 g | |
| Histidine | 1.3 g | |
| Fat | 34.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 15.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 3.7 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 3.1 g | |
| Saturated | 11.9 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 135 mg | |
| Calcium | 74.3 mg | 7% |
| Copper | 0.23 mg | 26% |
| Iron | 3.3 mg | 18% |
| Magnesium | 48.6 mg | 16% |
| Manganese | 0.28 mg | 16% |
| Phosphorus | 378 mg | 54% |
| Potassium | 753 mg | 16% |
| Selenium | 50 µg | 91% |
| Sodium | 700 mg | |
| Zinc | 5.4 mg | 67% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 1.5 mg | 139% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.56 mg | 51% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 7.6 mg | 55% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.5 mg | 31% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.83 mg | 64% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 27.1 µg | 7% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.4 µg | 59% |
| Choline | 122 mg | 29% |
| Vitamin A | 10.7 µg | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 33.2 mg | 44% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 133 IU | 22% |
| Vitamin E | 0.56 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 3.5 µg | 4% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
1.4 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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