Pierna de Asada (Roasted Fresh Ham)

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Unsmoked (fresh) ham makes a delicious pork roast.

1 15-18 lb.fresh ham on the bone
Juice of 12 bitter oranges, or 8 sweet oranges and 4 limes
1 head garlic, cloves separated, peeled and minced Pinch dried oregano
Salt

Trim off ham's outer skin and score fat about 1/2" deep in a diamond
pattern.

Put ham in a roasting pan and set aside.

Mix juice, garlic, and oregano in a bowl and season to taste with salt.
Reserving 1/2 cup, pour juice mixture over ahm, rubbing garlic into scored fat.

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Preheat oven to 325* F. Remove plastic wrap, then bake ham, basting
occasionally with reserved juice mixture, until internal temp. reaches 170* on a meat therometer, about 5 hrs.

Allow to rest 20 min. before carving.

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