SLOW COOKER ACHIOTE PORK ROAST

By polloazul

Adapted from Rick Bayless’ cookbook Mexican Everyday

Ingredients

• 1 package (3.5 ounces) achiote paste
• 1.2 cup fresh squeezed lime juice (about 4 limes)
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 3 to 4 large banana leaves, fresh or frozen and thawed
• 3 pound pork shoulder roast
• 1 large white onion

Preparation

Step 1

Mix the achiote paste with a fork in a small bowl with the lime juice and salt. Lay the banana leaves to line a large slow cooker. Run the achiote mixture all over the pork roast and then place in slow cooker with the lid on. Cook for about 6 hours on high, until pork pulls apart easily with a fork. Take lid off and then cook another 2 to 3 hours, so liquid evaporates. Remove roast and place on a platter. let rest for 15 minutes. Separate into chunks with a fork. Taste and add salt as desired. Serve warm.