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Slow-Roasted Cumin-Flavored Pork Shoulder

Posted by kevink (37)
Category: Main Courses
Subcategory: pork, sandwich, carnitas, slow-roasted

 

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One large piece of meat!

Recipe Details:

This is great to serve for a dinner party. It cooks all day (start it in the morning and you can basically ignore it) at a very low heat. When we have leftovers, this pork (pulled apart) is PERFECT for carnitas tacos. It is inspired by Bruce Aidell's Book of Pork cookbook, the slow-roasted picnic shoulder with Garlic/Fennel Seed Rub.

1 pork shoulder (6-8 pounds), skin on
6 large garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp salt
2 tsp rosemary, chopped
1/2 tsp herbs de provence
1/4 cup cumin seeds
2 tsp red pepper flakes
3 tbsp olive oil
juice from 2 lemons

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Make the rub by combining the garlic, salt, rosemary, herbs de provence, cumin and red pepper flakes in a mini-food processor. Slowly add the olive oil to make a paste-like consistency.

Using a sharp knife, score the pork skin (the marbled fat part, not the meat part) with 1-inch slashes across/about 1/2-inch deep. Do cut cut so deep that you go through to the meat.

Thoroughly rub the paste onto the pork shoulder (all sides), making sure to fill the slits with the paste. Place on a rack in a large roasting pan, with the fatty side of the pork facing up, and brush on some lemon juice.

Bake for 30 minutes at 450, then turn down the heat to 250 and cook another 7-8 hours. Brush with lemon juice and rotate the pan occasionally while roasting.

You can either slice the meat or pull it into pieces.

Serves 8 (or a small army!)

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Comments on this recipe

katmauch said:
How many does the 6-8 pound pork roast feed?

katmauch said:
Never mind!!