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Name: Authentic Lechón al Horno Recipe
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 330 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Mexico
Ingredients: *For the Pig:**; 1 suckling pig (12 to 15 pounds), cleaned and butterflied; 3 tablespoons kosher salt; 2 tablespoons black pepper; *For the Adobo Marinade:**; 8 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded; 4 dried ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded; 10 cloves garlic, peeled; 1 large white onion, roughly chopped; 1/2 cup orange juice; 1/4 cup white vinegar; 2 tablespoons dried oregano; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; 1 tablespoon dried thyme; 10 whole black peppercorns; 1/2 cup water (as needed for blending); *For Roasting:**; 1/2 cup lard or vegetable oil; 1 cup water; 2 bay leaves; 2 cinnamon sticks; 5 cloves garlic, crushed

Lechón al Horno

🇲🇽 Mexico

Various

Roast suckling pig, often marinated and slow-cooked.

Meat

traditional

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Suckling pig

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