Cocoa Pork

Name: Cocoa Pork
Prep time: 15 h 15 min
Cook time: 15 h 15 min
Total time: 15 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 2 kilograms boneless pork shoulder, trimmed of excess fat; 0 teaspoons ground clove; 2 Tbsps kosher salt; 3 Tbsps packed light brown sugar; 79 milliliters freshly squeezed orange juice; 1 Tbsp grated orange zest; 59 milliliters red wine vinegar; 3 Tbsps unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil; 3 mediums yellow onions, quartered

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Coco A mixture of brown sugar, onions, wine vinegar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the ground clove you could follow this main course with the Molasses Clove Cookies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 15 hours and 15 minutes.

Instructions

In a small mixing bowl, add the cocoa, sugar, orange zest, black pepper, and clove.

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Black Pepper

Orange Zest

Clove

Cocoa Powder

Sugar

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Mixing Bowl

Combine well to form a rub. Coat the pork with oil and sprinkle with the salt. Smear the cocoa rub all over the pork shoulder.

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Pork Shoulder

Cocoa Powder

Pork

Salt

Cooking Oil

Dry Seasoning Rub

Add the onion quarters and pork to a large dish and pour orange juice and red wine vinegar over the pork. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 to 12 hours to marinate.

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Red Wine Vinegar

Orange Juice

Onion

Pork

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and arrange a rack in the middle.

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Oven

Let pork sit a room temperature while oven heats up, at least 45 minutes to 1 hour.

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Pork

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Oven

Remove pork from marinade and dry well.

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Marinade

Pork

Put the pork in a clean, dry roasting pan, and roast until the skin is browned, about 30 minutes. Reduce the oven to 325 degrees F, scatter onions from the marinade around the pork and roast until the internal temperature registers 155 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, about 2 to 2 1/2 to 2 hours.

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Marinade

Onion

Pork

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Roasting Pan

Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

Transfer the pork to a cutting board and cover loosely with foil. Allow the roast to rest for 15 to 30 minutes before carving.

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Pork

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Cutting Board

Aluminum Foil

Slice between the meat and cracklings and lift the crackling off in 1 piece.

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Meat

Cut the crackling into pieces, so they're easier to eat. Carve meat downward and against the grain and arrange on a platter. Spoon pan juices and onions over the meat and serve.

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Onion

Grains