All ingredients ready? Let's begin!
Rub the meat with lemon completely and then rinse with water to clean it. Repeat the process.
Cut the fat off the pork and cut into small chunks.
In a large bowl place the washed and cut pork. To this add 1 tablespoon of epis, the cloves, garlic powder, onion powder, all-purpose seasoning, bouillon cube, shallots, salt, pepper, thyme, parsley, the scotch bonnet pepper and some sour orange juice. Mix well till the pork pieces are well covered in the spices. Cover and refrigerate overnight or for at least 30 minutes.
Remove from the fridge and place the marinated pork in a pan. Add 1 cup of water.
Cover the pan and cook the pork for about 45 minutes
The pork should have cooked in 45 minutes, it should be tender. Then take it off heat and remove just the cooked pieces of pork. Pat it dry.
Heat around 2 cups of oil in a pot or deep frier.
Place the pork in the frying basket and deep fry. It will take 10-12 minutes. The pork will fry to a nice golden-brown color.
Remove from the oil and place on paper towels to drain the excess oil.
Serve the Best Homemade Haitian Griot with traditional pikliz.