3 Ways to Cook Cochinita Pibil

Mayte Rueda
Did you know that there is more than one way to prepare cochinita pibil? This traditional Mexican dish prepared by marinating pork chump or pork loin in achiote paste combined with orange juice is a culinary delicacy that is a must in your cookbook. If you are not sure how to prepare it, try these 3 ways to cook cochinita pibil and get this classic dish of Yucatecan cuisine ready in a snap!
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Ingredients
4
Portions
  • 4 tablespoons achiote paste
  • 1/2 teaspoons pepper
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • some salt
  • 2 cups bitter orange juice
  • 1 kilo pork chump
  • 2 kilos pork loin
  • some banana leaf
  • some masa dough
  • pickled onions
  • corn tortillas
Preparation
25 mins
1h 15 mins
Easy
  • For the marinade: In a blender, combine achiote paste, pepper, cumin, oregano, salt, and bitter orange juice and blend until completely incorporated.
  • Marinate pork chump and pork loin for 12 hours.
  • Pressure cooker: In a pressure cooker with water, place a rack and arrange banana leaves. Place pork chump on top. Cover pork chump with banana leaves and close pressure cooker. Once the pressure cooker whistles, cook for 40 minutes.
  • Steamer: In a steamer, arrange banana leaves and add remaining pork chump. Cover with more banana leaves. Steam-cook pork chump for about 1.5 hours until tender.
  • Oven: On a flat surface, roll out masa dough. In a baking dish, place pork chump and pour marinade over it. Cover baking dish with rolled-out masa dough, to keep pork chump moist while baking. Bake for 1 hour at 446 ºF. Remove baking dish from the oven as well as the masa dough cover. Let sit for 5 minutes. Cut cochinita pibil into strips. Serve cochinita pibil.
  • Use cochinita pibil in your favorite recipes, tacos are an excellent choice. Serve cochinita pibil with pickled onions.

Nutritional information

* * Information per 100g serving, percent daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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