# Puerco Pibil **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 20, 2005, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puerco-pibil/336426 "2005-12-20T06:53:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puerco-pibil/336426/1 "2005-12-20T06:53:00Z")
So, I was looking at the special features for Once Upon a Time In Mexico, and one of the special features is Robert Rodruiguez running around in his kitchen with a camcorder (presumably a digital camcorder, knowing Rodruiguez) demostrating how to prepare and cook a dish called puerco pibil. > **[Cochinita pibil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerco_pibil)** > > Cochinita pibil (also puerco pibil or cochinita con achiote) is a traditional Mexican slow-roasted pork dish from the Yucatán Peninsula. Preparation of traditional cochinita involves marinating the meat in strongly acidic citrus juice, adding annatto seed which imparts a vivid burnt orange color, and roasting the meat in a píib while it is wrapped in banana leaf. > Cochinita means baby pig, so true cochinita pibil involves roasting a whole suckling pig. Alternatively, pork shoulder (butt roast), o... I was idly wonderign if anyone had input on changing this recipe to use beef instead of pork (though in that case it would hardly be Puerco Pibil). Just a personal quirk of mine, I like beef. Any other random input on similar dishes (or just how you like to make Puerco Pibil) would be appreciated too. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puerco-pibil/336426/2 "2005-12-20T07:23:06Z")
Looks yummy. I’ll ahve to try it, but the Wiki article doesn’t actually say what you do with the ground spice powder you made in the first step, does it? ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puerco-pibil/336426/3 "2005-12-20T07:24:08Z")
Oh, and I imagine you could substitute beef if you wanted, but it looks divine with pork, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puerco-pibil/336426/4 "2005-12-20T07:27:30Z")
> [@Ogre](#): > > Looks yummy. I’ll ahve to try it, but the Wiki article doesn’t actually say what you do with the ground spice powder you made in the first step, does it? Hrm… It really doesn’t, I’d have to check, but I think you toss it in the blender with the other stuff and then pour it in the bag with the pork chunks. I’ll go watch the Ten Minute Cooking School again and fix the Wiki page. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puerco-pibil/336426/5 "2005-12-20T07:31:46Z")
> [@Raguleader](#): > > Hrm… It really doesn’t, I’d have to check, but I think you toss it in the blender with the other stuff and then pour it in the bag with the pork chunks. I’ll go watch the Ten Minute Cooking School again and fix the Wiki page. Yep, you toss it in the blender. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puerco-pibil/336426/6 "2005-12-20T07:57:41Z")
Cool. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![sleeepy2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@sleeepy2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeepy2)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puerco-pibil/336426/7 "2005-12-20T11:29:09Z")
My wife made the recipe off the DVD. It was fantastic, good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puerco-pibil/336426/8 "2005-12-20T12:26:02Z")
I like to make Puerco Pibil by going to Coyote Loco and getting them to make it for me! 😃 Though I now will look into making it myself, since Coyote Loco is a 6-hour drive away from where I live. A bit far to go for dinner. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puerco-pibil/336426/9 "2005-12-20T17:20:39Z")
> [@Motorgirl](#): > > I like to make Puerco Pibil by going to Coyote Loco and getting them to make it for me! 😃 Just don’t shoot the chef to restore order and balance.