Caucasus-Style Braised Pork Shoulder

Name: Caucasus-Style Braised Pork Shoulder
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons coriander seeds; 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds; 118 milliliters chopped fresh cilantro; 4 larges garlic cloves; 3 teaspoons kosher salt; 4 Tbsps olive oil; 2 kilograms bone-in pork shoulder roast (also called picnic roast), trimmed of excess fat and skin discarded; 1 large red onion, chopped; 1 teaspoons dried hot red-pepper flakes; 1 Tbsp red-wine vinegar; 473 milliliters water

Need a gluten free, dairy free, and primal main course? Caucasus-Style Braised Pork Shoulder could be a spectacular recipe to try. One serving contains 440 calories, 46g of protein, and 26g of fat. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up red-wine vinegar, red-pepper flakes, pork shoulder roast, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes.

Instructions

Mince garlic, then mash to a paste with 2 teaspoons kosher salt using a heavy knife. Grind coriander and fenugreek seeds and red-pepper flakes to a powder in grinder, then stir together with garlic and 2 tablespoons oil in a small bowl. Make 2-inch-deep slits all over meat with a small sharp knife and push some of paste into slits. Rub remaining paste all over meat. Put pork in a bowl and marinate, covered and chilled, at least 8 hours.

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Pork

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Dry Seasoning Rub

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Bring meat to room temperature, about 1 hour.

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Meat

Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 350°F.

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Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a wide 5- to 6-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown pork on all sides, turning with tongs and a large kitchen fork, about 8 minutes total.

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Transfer pork to a large plate and cook onion in fat remaining in pot, stirring occasionally and scraping up brown bits, until beginning to brown, 7 to 8 minutes. Return pork to pot and add water and remaining teaspoon kosher salt. Bring to a boil, then cover tightly with lid and transfer to oven. Braise, turning meat once, until very tender, about 3 hours. Cool pork in pan juices completely, uncovered, about 1 1/2 hours, then chill, covered, at least 8 hours.

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Kosher Salt

Onion

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Pork

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Pot

Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 350°F.

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Remove fat from surface of pan juices and reheat pork (with pan juices), covered, in oven 1 hour.

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Pork

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Transfer pork to a platter using cleaned tongs and large fork. Stir cilantro, vinegar, and table salt and pepper to taste into pan juices and serve with pork.

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Salt And Pepper