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!
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
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 bay leafs
Directions
- 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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Sandi says
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 says
Hi sandy,
Here is the link with the info about achiote. http://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/achiote-oil-aceite-de-achiote
If you don’t find it…use food color or sazón Goya with azafrán.
Sandi says
Thanks Erica…..I do have that Goya with azafran so I will use that. Thanks again and have a great weekend
Karen says
I like to marinate meat in beer. Pork is one of my favorites – this sounds delicious!
blackbookkitchendiaries says
this dish sounds lovely and very flavorful! thank you for sharing this and have a great weekend.
Claudia says
I have noted this for holiday week. Have a few pork roasts waiting… for beer marinade!
Chris says
Had to tweet this one, Erica. I’ll definitely be trying it!
Belinda @zomppa says
Thanks to grandma for this wonderful recipe!
Jeannie says
Definitely my kind of food! I love the look of this pork loin of yours! Yummy!
Joanne says
With that awesome marinade, I know this must be delicious!
Joan Nova says
Nice recipe Erica…thanks for sharing it.
Best wishes to you and your family.
Angie@Angiesrecipes says
This looks so dang succulent and mouthwatering!
Lyndsey says
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 says
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 says
Delicious, Erica. I never think to use pork over the holidays!
norma says
Great recipe. I love my puerquito any way I can get it.
The best to you and your “familia”.
Marce says
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 says
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 says
Thank you guys!
grace says
columbian style suits me just fine–this sounds amazing!
Kate says
Erica, what kind of beer do you use for marinades?
Malice says
Info on Colombian beer:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_in_Colombia
Diana says
Tu receta no menciona que hacer con Los clavos….
Erica says
Diana, La receta no tiene clavos!
Oysterculture says
Oh my, this sounds like heaven – 5 c of beer – cannot wait to give it a try.
Jackie says
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 says
Conventional oven.
Jackie says
Thank you! This will be one of my dishes for my veinticuatro. 🙂
sara says
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 says
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 says
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 says
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 says
Discard the marinade and baste with the remaining beer and vegetable oil, about 5 times throughout the cooking time.
Maria says
Wikipedia says there are stouts, pale ales and other Colombian beers…which style is the best to use?
Wendy says
hello…where to we place the bay leaves?