Cañón de Cerdo (Colombian-Style Pork Loin Roast)
Ingredients
- 5 pounds pork loin roast
- 6 scallions diced
- 1 tablespoon ground achiote
- 3 teaspoons ground cumin
- 10 garlic cloves
- 2 yellow onions diced
- 5 cups of beer
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 bay leafs
Instructions
- Place the scallions, achiote, cumin, onions, garlic and 2 cups of beer and blend until smooth.
- Add the marinade evenly over the pork and cover.
- Let the pork marinate in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 days.
- Pre-heat the oven to 300 degrees F, bake for about 3 hours, turning the pork roast over after 1 hour to brown the other side. Baste with the remaining beer and vegetable oil, about 5 times throughout the cooking time.
- Remove from the oven and place on a cutting board. Cover with aluminum foil and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Slice the pork thinly and serve with your favorite side dishes.
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This Cañon de Cerdo is a popular Colombian dish from my hometown of Antioquia. It is usually made for dinner parties, especially during the holidays and trust me, it will be the star of your dinner table!
I used my grandmother's marinade recipe for this dish. Mamita was always very particular about the marinade she used and the time in which the meat or poultry was marinated. It was important to me to be sure I followed her recipe when it came to the marinade instructions.
Mamita often talked to me about the basics of Colombian cooking, including marinades, and her food was always very tasty. So that's to Mamita for this one!
Buen provecho!
Sandi
Erica that looks wonderful but what is achiote? I don't know if I can get that in my supermarket so could I substitute something else?
Erica
Hi sandy,
Here is the link with the info about achiote. https://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/achiote-oil-aceite-de-achiote/
If you don't find it...use food color or sazón Goya with azafrán.
Sandi
Thanks Erica.....I do have that Goya with azafran so I will use that. Thanks again and have a great weekend
Karen
I like to marinate meat in beer. Pork is one of my favorites - this sounds delicious!
blackbookkitchendiaries
this dish sounds lovely and very flavorful! thank you for sharing this and have a great weekend.
Claudia
I have noted this for holiday week. Have a few pork roasts waiting... for beer marinade!
Chris
Had to tweet this one, Erica. I'll definitely be trying it!
Belinda @zomppa
Thanks to grandma for this wonderful recipe!
Jeannie
Definitely my kind of food! I love the look of this pork loin of yours! Yummy!
Joanne
With that awesome marinade, I know this must be delicious!
Joan Nova
Nice recipe Erica...thanks for sharing it.
Best wishes to you and your family.
Angie@Angiesrecipes
This looks so dang succulent and mouthwatering!
Lyndsey
We love pork roast and this one looks perfect. Love recipes from the heart, which is usually grandma's recipes! I have some dried chipotle ready to be ground, and I know they would love to be apart of this fantastic dish!
Ivy
This looks delicious Erica and would love to try something different for a change. Guess what? I'v had Mama Sita's Achuete - Achiote Annato Powder for a while now in my spice drawer and hadn't decided how to use it until now. Happy Holidays.
Barbara
Delicious, Erica. I never think to use pork over the holidays!
norma
Great recipe. I love my puerquito any way I can get it.
The best to you and your "familia".
Marce
Hola Erica!! El cañón es mi comida preferida!! Había pensado en hacer tu cañón con caramelo para el 24 pero ahora estoy indecisa con esta receta... Tengo una duda con la cebolla: he visto que en algunas recetas usas "green onion" que quiere decir? Es la cebolla larga? Y "escallions" que es? Y aquí que dices "yellow onion" que cebolla es?
Gracias!
P.D: te volviste mi compañera inseparable...cada que voy a cocinar me llevo el iPad para la cocina y veo tu como haces la receta que quiero hacer!
Erica
Hola Marce, Green onion or scallion is "Cebolla larga o de rama"
You can use yellow onion or white onion "Cebolla regular o de huevo"
Si tienes más preguntas dejame saber!
Erica
Thank you guys!
grace
columbian style suits me just fine--this sounds amazing!
Kate
Erica, what kind of beer do you use for marinades?
Malice
Info on Colombian beer:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_in_Colombia
Diana
Tu receta no menciona que hacer con Los clavos....
Erica
Diana, La receta no tiene clavos!
Oysterculture
Oh my, this sounds like heaven - 5 c of beer - cannot wait to give it a try.
Jackie
Erica thank you for the wonderful recipes. I was wondering whether you use a conventional or a dan forced oven for this one? Thanks again:)
Erica
Conventional oven.
Jackie
Thank you! This will be one of my dishes for my veinticuatro. 🙂
sara
Erica: my daughter is making this pork dish (as well as natilla and bunuelos) for a Spanish project. Can this be made the night before and brought in in a crock pot? Do you know if the other two items can be made Sunday night for a Monday presentation -- i wasn't sure they would keep.
Erica
Sara, Just you can make everything the night before.
The Cañon is good cold too. I prefer eating my buñuelos the same day, but you can try to store them in a cookie container. Cover the natilla and place in the fridge until ready to go!
Anonymous
Thanks! We will be cooking the pork this afternoon. Do we remove the pork from the dish with the all of the marinade and roast in a fresh dish and just periodically baste with the vegetable oil and 3 cups beer? we can't wait! The girls decided to make the Natilla and a lime aid drink since the bunuellos are best hot and fresh. We can't thank you enough for your response!
Anonymous
Hi Erica. I am not sure if my reply transmitted, but we were wondering if we roast in a "fresh" dish and just baste with the vegetable oil and beer combo. Also, should the roast be on a shallow rack? Thanks so much!
Erica
Discard the marinade and baste with the remaining beer and vegetable oil, about 5 times throughout the cooking time.
Maria
Wikipedia says there are stouts, pale ales and other Colombian beers...which style is the best to use?
Wendy
hello...where to we place the bay leaves?
Erin
I don’t want to sound stupid, but am I supposed to put the garlic cloves in whole or do I mince them? I’m learning many Colombian recipes because our children are from Colombia.
Thank you!
Erica Dinho
minced or chopped