Cocoa and Spice Slow-Roasted Pork with Onions

Name: Cocoa and Spice Slow-Roasted Pork with Onions
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps coarse sea salt (preferably gray crystals); 2 Tbsps chopped fresh sage; 2 Tbsps ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground cloves; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 6 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 2 kilograms onions, thinly sliced; 2 kilograms pork shoulder butt with bone; 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder; 355 milliliters water; 1 Tbsps whole white peppercorns; 1 Tbsps whole coriander seeds

Cocoan and Spice Slow-Roasted Pork with Onions is a gluten free, dairy free, and primal main course. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains about 56g of protein, 27g of fat, and a total of 565 calories. Head to the store and pick up coarse sea salt, cocoa powder, ground cinnamon, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the onions you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert.

Instructions

Stir peppercorns and coriander in small skillet over medium heat until spices are darker in color,about 5 minutes.

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Peppercorns

Coriander

Spices

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Frying Pan

Transfer toasted spices to spice grinder; grind finely.

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Spices

Place in small bowl; mix in remaining ingredients. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 week ahead. Cover and let stand at room temperature.

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Bowl

Heat oil in large pot over medium heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Pot

Add onions and sage; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sauté10 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Onion

Sage

Add 1 1/2 cups water; cover and cook until onions are soft, about 15 minutes. Uncover; continue to cook until onions are beginning to brown and water has evaporated, about 30 minutes.

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Onion

Water

Meanwhile, preheat oven to 300°F.

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Oven

Sprinkle spice rub on large sheet of foil.

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Dry Seasoning Rub

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Aluminum Foil

Roll pork in rub, pressing to coat (some of rub will be leftover). Set pork on rack in large roasting pan. Top pork with 1/3 of onions; scatter remaining onions around pork in pan.

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Onion

Pork

Roll

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Roasting Pan

Roast pork and onions until onions are deep brown, stirring occasionally, about 3 hours.

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Pork Roast

Onion

Transfer onions from pan to medium bowl. Continue to roast pork until very tender and thermometer inserted into center registers 165°F, about 2 1/2 hours longer.

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Pork Roast

Onion

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