Braised Pork Shoulder with Potato Fennel Puree

Name: Braised Pork Shoulder with Potato Fennel Puree
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 2 kilograms boneless pork shoulder (Boston butt); 3 mediums fresh fennel bulbs with fronds attached, all fronds trimmed and reserved, each bulb cut through root end into 8 wedges; 1 Tbsp fennel seeds; 118 milliliters low-salt chicken broth; 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 59 milliliters fresh orange juice; 1 teaspoons dried crushed red pepper; 1 Tbsp salt; 680 grams Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled, quartered

Braised Pork Shoulder with Potato Fennel Puree might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 38% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and whole 30 recipe has 390 calories, 55g of protein, and 10g of fat per serving. Only If you have low-salt chicken broth, pork shoulder, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Chop enough reserved fennel frondsto measure 1 cup; set aside remainingfronds for garnish.

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Fennel

Place chopped fronds inblender.

Add olive oil, orange juice, orangepeel, fennel seeds, and crushed red pepper;blend to paste, scraping down sides of jaroccasionally.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Fennel Seeds

Orange Juice

Olive Oil

Sprinkle pork roast on all sideswith 1 tablespoon salt and 1 1/2 teaspoonspepper.

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Pork Roast

Salt

Spread fennel paste on all sidesof pork to coat.

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Fennel

Spread

Pork

Place pork on plate; chilluncovered overnight.

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Pork

Preheat oven to 325°F. Arrange pork,fat side up, in large roasting pan. Coverpan with foil. Roast pork 1 hour.

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Pork Roast

Pork

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Roasting Pan

Aluminum Foil

Oven

Addbroth to pan. Arrange potatoes and fennelwedges around pork. Cover pan againand roast until thermometer inserted intothickest part of pork registers 190°F to200°F, about 2 1/2 hours longer.

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Potato

Pork

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Kitchen Thermometer

Frying Pan

Using slotted spoon, transfer fennelwedges to processor; blend to almost-smoothpuree.

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Slotted Spoon

Transfer potatoes to largemicrowave-safe bowl; mash until smooth.

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Potato

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Bowl

Mix fennel puree and extra-virgin olive oilinto potatoes. Season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Potato

Fennel

Olives

Spoon pan juices from roasting pan intosmall saucepan. Spoon off fat and reserve.

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Roasting Pan

Sauce Pan

Increase oven temperature to 375°F.Return pork to oven. Roast until top browns,about 20 minutes.

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Pork

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Oven

Let rest 15 minutes.Meanwhile, rewarm vegetable pureein microwave; transfer puree to servingbowl. Rewarm pan juices; season to tastewith salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Vegetable

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Microwave

Frying Pan

Slice pork and arrange on platter.Spoon some pan juices over.

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Pork

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Frying Pan

Garnish platterwith fennel fronds.

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Fennel

Serve pork with puree,passing pan juices.

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Pork

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Frying Pan

With the pork, pour aSangiovese. Try the smooth, medium-bodied

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Pork

Tenuta di Sesta 2007 Rosso diMontalcino (Italy, $17). The wine's fruit andmineral flavors can stand up to the meat.

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Fruit

Meat

Wine

This recipe calls for fennelfronds, the green leafy tops of the fennelbulb. Look for fennel with the fronds stillattached at some farmers' markets or askthe produce manager at your supermarketto set some aside for you.

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Fennel

Bon Appétit