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PORK ROAST - Cider Braised Pork Shoulder
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RUTH REICHL Cider Braised Pork Shoulder The Chew | |
8-9 pounds | pork shoulder, (bone-in) |
1 1/2 cups | apple cider |
3 | garlic cloves |
salt | |
pepper | |
6 large | onions |
2 tablespoons | vegetable oil |
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Score the skin of a bone-in fresh pork shoulder into a crosshatch pattern, cutting down through the fat to the meat. Then take a thin-bladed knife and pierce little slits all over the pork. Cut the garlic into slivers and poke them into the slits. Dry the meat well, then shower it liberally with salt and freshly ground pepper.
Cut the onions by halving them lengthwise and then ribboning them into long slices. Set them aside while you heat a couple of tablespoons of grape-seed or canola oil in a heavy pot and brown the pork on all sides.
When the meat is browned on all sides, remove it to a platter and add the onions to the pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until they’re fragrant, golden, and caramelized. Stir in 11⁄2 teaspoons of salt and the apple cider, return the pork to the pot, cover it securely, and put it into a 325-degree oven for 3 hours.
After 3 hours remove the pot from the oven, uncover it, and allow it to cool. Put the cover back on and set the pot in the refrigerator overnight.
Two or three hours before you plan to serve dinner, take the pot out of the refrigerator and lift off and discard the solidified fat that’s risen to the top. Allow the meat to come back to room temperature, then reheat it in a 325° oven for another hour.
Lift the pork onto a platter and measure the onion-cider mixture that’s left in the pot. If it is more than a quart, bring it to a boil and let it cook furiously until it’s reduced to one quart (4 cups). Taste and add as much salt and pepper as you think it needs.
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