Slow Cooker Pernil (Puerto Rican Roasted Pork Shoulder)

📝 Ingredients

• 7-8 pound picnic pork shoulder (skin removed)
• 16 cloves garlic (peeled)
• 1 1/2 tablespoon kosher salt (or adobo seasoning)
• 1/2 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 sofrito (optional)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Use a boning knife to remove the skin from the roast. Leave a layer of fat on the pork shoulder.
2. 2Once the skin is removed, poke the roast all over with the knife to create slits.
3. 3Smash the garlic, salt, pepper and oregano with a mortar and pestle, or blitz in a food processor.
4. 4Add olive oil to the paste, and stir to combine.
5. 5Slather all sides of the pork shoulder with the garlic paste, making sure to push some into the slits you created earlier. If you're adding sofrito, add it now.
6. 6Marinate overnight, or up to 24 hours. If you don't have time to marinade, don't worry. It will still be delicious.
7. 7Place the pork shoulder into a 6 quart slow cooker ceramic insert fat side down, and cook for 9-10 hours on low or 6-7 hours on high, until the meat shreds easily and the bone is completely detached from the meat. Shred the meat into chunks with 2 forks.
8. 8Freeze leftovers in a plastic freezer storage bag. Reheat in the microwave as needed.