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Wash very thoroughly, your pork butt.
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Dry with paper towels.
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Place the pork in a disposable aluminum tray,(if available- this will keep the cleanup at a minimum*)or a large container big enough for the meat to fit with a little extra space around.
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Place cleaned garlic,cilantro leaves, juice of 2 limes, Adobo, Sazon & pepper in a food processor.
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PULSE this mixture until there are no big chunks left.
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Then with the food processor running, slowly drizzle the oil into the chute, until smooth.
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(about 35 seconds).
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Right before you season the pork, place 3-4 slices in THE SKIN ONLY.
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Separate as best you can, the skin from the meat.
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Then rub the garlic mixture ALL OVER the pork, going under the skin that you separated, as to infuse your meat with the garlic flavor.
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Now, you have to decide if you want to let it marinate, and although it's not necessary, it does take in much more flavor after 4-24 hours,TIGHTLY covered in the refrigerator.
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When you are ready to cook, preheat the oven to 375F After 15 minutes, place pork in a roasting pan(skin side up), in the oven, uncovered.After an hour, loosely cover the pork, and reduce the oven to 325F.
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Cook, covered for about 3 1/2 hours, basting with it's juices every 30 minutes or so.
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After that time, raise the oven to 400F and uncover.
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Cook for another 35 minutes or so, depending on how crispy you want the skin.
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To serve, remove from the oven, and let it rest for a few minutes (IF YOU CAN!
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), and the break off pieces with a fork, and serve with rice and a salad (and some lime wedges from the extra lime*).
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The leftovers make really yummy sandwiches for lunch the next day!
