Cochinita Pibil Recipe

At first I was a little intimidated by the number of ingredients but this recipe turned out to be easier than it looked. This dish was great but I used an achiote oil made by heating, not boiling, the achiote seeds in sunflower oil on the stove for ten minutes. This gives a great red colored oil and is easier to use than the paste. The rest of the recipe remained the same. This oil can also be used for the rice, just put a teaspoon in with the water! I Will certainly make this again!

We really enjoyed this. I ordered achiote paste and sour orange juice (instead of orange and lemon) on Amazon and it turned out great. Had a hard time spreading the paste though, so may try mixing it with some oil next time to make it easier. I used the slow cooker.

I changed a lot. I made this keto-friendly, allergy-friendly, and in the slow cooker. I used boneless short ribs instead of pork. I can't eat onions so I used fennel instead. I put a layer of fennel on the bottom of the slow cooker with some olive oil, then put the prepared meat on top. Cooked on low for 8 hours. Before serving I simmered a bell pepper and more fennel in the red wine vinegar until the veg were soft and the vinegar reduced. I spooned that over each serving. We skipped the starches. It turned out beautifully.

This recipe was AMAZING. So simple and turned out delicious! I made a few adjustments...couldn't find achiote paste, but I found it powdered. So I mixed that with water and rubbed it on the pork. I used 2/3 orange juice and 1/3 lemon juice. Also couldn't find habeneros so I used jalepenos instead. Cooked it in the slow cooker for 6 hours, then reduced the braising liquid a bit and poured it over the shredded pork. Served with home made corn tortillas, fresh cilantro and pickled red onions. I had the onions from another recipe so I used those instead of making a new batch, and just topped my tacos with it instead of pouring over all of the pork. It was juicy, savory, rich and FANTASTIC! Will definitely make this again.

Simply the best! My husband is from Mexico and he's asked me to make this at least once a month from now on. Due to lack of sour oranges, the taste is only slightly off, however using limes along with the orange juice helped quite a bit. I made this in a slow cooker for 6hours on high and it came out perfect. The rest of the sauce I reduced in a pot on the stove so we could use it in our tacos. Amazing. Thanks for sharing this one, it's a keeper.

Sounds like a great think to try. I always smoke my pork shoulders, so I think that would be a good way also to cook this. Also, I would use jalapenos instead of habaneros.

Decent. Made this but changed the lemon/orange ratio after reading some reviews. Made my own marinade using fresh oranges and lemons in the Nutribullet. Used the slow cooker and cooked it on low for about 8 hours. Put the pork in tacos with some sour cream, guacamole, cheese and a habanero hot sauce. Beautiful.

Do not be intimidated by the Habaneros, it is actually not that spicy at the end and it needs the kick. I used a 5 pound pork butt roast w/bone. I used 2/3 cup orange juice and 2/3 cup lemon juice, used heaping teaspoons of the spices, added minced garlic. Marinated it overnight and cooked it in crockpot. I used the meat in tacos, thickened the juices with cornstarch to spoon over the meat, topped it with chopped red onion, guacamole and cheese. It was heavenly!!! The flavors were fantastic. A new delicious addition to my regular mexican recipes.

I used a very lean pork sirloin roast cut into 1-2" cubes and cooked it at 325 F. for 3 hours, 2 of them covered, one uncovered. It came out tasty but very dry because the meat was so lean. The recipe needs a fattier shoulder roast. The recipe I followed is called "Cochinita Pibil, the easy way." I also followed the "Pickled Red Onions for Cochinita Pibli" recipe but substituted 2/3 cup orange juice and 1/3 cup lime juice for the liquids in that recipe and left out the Habanero chile pepper. The onions added a nice crunch and the liquid a nice flavour to the pork. I served them both over rice.

This is a good recipe as is. However, if you replace 1/3 cup of the lime juice with a 1/3 cup of pineapple juice, in my opinion, its better. The pineapple juice gives a nice undertone of sweetness that plays well off of the mild heat of the habanero pepper. TIP: LET THIS MARINATE AT LEAST 8 HOURS. THE ACID IN THE FRUIT JUICES HELPS BREAK DOWN THE CONNECTIVE TISSUES IN THE MEAT.

I just used Sazon with Achiote! I also had thick center cut pork chops on hand so cooked them tender, shredded them and used instead of a whole roast...gotta be resourceful!

I loved it but I will add less lemon juice & cumin next time. I’m not a big fan of cumin. I will make it again. I had leftovers I heated it up and put an egg on top. For breakfast very delicious.

Quick, easy, and delicious — what more do you want?

Big Fan!! This recipe is delicious.

I made this twice. The first time was with the lemon juice, the second time with lime juice. The lemon juice was too tart, so use lime instead. Also, don't make the mistake I did. When gauging for a different portion size, don't forget to adapt times and seasonings to what you'll be doing. I had my friend try it (and she is from Mexico) and she loved it, saying that it was very similar to what she had at home.

I really liked it!!! I cooked it in a slow cooker wrapped on banana leaf and turned out exquisite. Served it with beans and vinegrete veggies.

me gusto !! solo que el jugo de limon se me hace mucho yo le puse solo 1/3 cup y me salio muy asida

I made this yesterday and it turned out better than I had expected. I added powdered garlic and ommitted cumin and coriander. The temperature and time didn't sound right so I increased both to 400 F and 3 hours. Despite this the meat didn't fall apart which was diappointing... Nonetheless the meat was tender and juicy and the flavors were there. I will continue making this dish but will research more because I think the technique needs to be perfected...

My boys love it. My sister loves it. My mom loves it. My dad loves it. You have no idea how rare that is!!!

This was delicious. I received a bunch of Seville oranges and then looked up what I could do with them. This recipe came up. I'm so glad it did, this was amazing. My husband doesn't like pork, but this was so delicious and flavorful that he came back for seconds. Yummy and so easy.