"Giusi" > wrote in message
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> "Paul M. Cook" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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>> Marinated 5 pounds of shoulder for 12 hours in:
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>> 1 cup orange juice
>> 1/2 cup lemon juice
>> 1/2 cup lime
>> 1/4 cup oregano
>> 1 head of garlic chopped
>> 1 tablespoon salt
>> 3 crushed bay leaves
>> teaspoon pepper corns
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>> Cooking for 7 hours at 225F.
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>> My place smells like heaven.
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> I can smell it from here! Can't think when I will ever again see 1/2 cup
> of lime juice, though.


You'd think it would overpower the dish but in fact it didn't. I tried to
reverse engineer the perfect recipe once before and I used much more timid
amounts of lime juice. It didn't work out well. I tried the paste style
marinades with only a few tablespoons of citric acid and it just did not
work either. I could barely taste the citric juices.

Next attempt will include cumin and sugar and a longer marinade time.
Probably do that this weekend. This attempt was good but it can be a lot
better. I am thinking my oranges just did not have much flavor. I think I
will zest them next time.

Paul