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Hello Samara, I am sure your Grandma's cochin...

2009-11-06T06:23:15.809-08:00

Hello Samara,

I am sure your Grandma's cochinita pibil is delicious, grandmas have that special touch to everything they cook that make it special.

Traditional "Cochinita Pibil" is made with achiote paste and sour orange juice (Seville oranges) that are very common in the Yucatan area were this recipe originated. Sour oranges are grown in several areas of Mexico were is also used to marinade meats for grilled. Some people use vinegar as a substitute in places were sour oranges are not available. Other cooks prefer to make a combination of citrus fruits and vinegar. Vinegar is used as a substitute of citrus to give the sour flavor and tenderizes the meat. My guess is that your grandma uses vinegar because that is the way the recipe was given to her. You can use the vinegar instead of the orange juice just make sure it is a mild one like apple cider vinegar. SInce I had never tried to cook it this way before I would mix the vinegar with some water.

Thank you for stopping by.

I hope your "Cochinita Pibil" tastes as good as your grandma's.
Please come back and let me know since I would love to hear how it came out.

Saludos!

Hi there. I was looking through various recipes fo...

2009-11-05T15:01:42.921-08:00

Hi there. I was looking through various recipes for Cochinita Pibil and noticed that they all contain some form of citrus juice.
My grandma, in my opinion, makes the best Cochinita Pibil I have ever had, but she doesn't use any juice at all. She just uses vinegar.
Do you have any idea why that is?
I'm trying to find a recipe as close to hers as possible, as I live in Dallas and she moved back to Mexico and I can't have hers regularly anymore, but I simply cannot.

Mely no encuentro tu receta de CARNITAS!

2009-10-13T13:47:27.682-07:00

Mely no encuentro tu receta de CARNITAS!

Hi Ben, I had been thinking about you. I hadn't b...

2009-04-24T17:12:00.000-07:00

Hi Ben,

I had been thinking about you. I hadn't been able to visit your blog and many more that I like. I was just wondering what new things you will be cooking this spring time.

And you are right this dish is delicious, in tacos, tortas (sandwich), etc.

The best part is so easy to make.

YUM!

This is one of my all-time favorite recipes. I alw...

2009-04-24T05:53:00.000-07:00

This is one of my all-time favorite recipes. I always eat tacos de cochinita when I go to Mexico and I have made it at home a couple of times. Deliciousness!

Thanks for popping in on us! We are happy to visi...

2009-04-18T07:56:00.000-07:00

Thanks for popping in on us! We are happy to visit you often too. best from Santa Barbara. s

ps...we misspelled the word instructive in our comment above (sorry?)

this looks so good - I made something similar once...

2009-04-17T13:06:00.000-07:00

this looks so good - I made something similar once but I bet yours has more flavor...

Hello from Santa Barbara! This is so well done. ...

2009-04-16T08:54:00.000-07:00

Hello from Santa Barbara! This is so well done. so instudtive with great pictures...everyone is going to want to try this. best, s

Hola Nora, Cuando encuentro el jugo de naranja ag...

2009-04-16T05:23:00.000-07:00

Hola Nora,

Cuando encuentro el jugo de naranja agria botella, uso jugo de naranja con vinagre.

Saludos!

MELY, con el hambre que tengo a esta hora, hora de...

2009-04-15T11:11:00.000-07:00

MELY, con el hambre que tengo a esta hora, hora de comer! Se me antojó mucho hacer la cochinita! Qué bueno que venden ese jugo de naranja agria en tu área! Saludos!