Roasted Pork Shoulder with Pomegranate Sauce

Name: Roasted Pork Shoulder with Pomegranate Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps balsamic vinegar; 2 teaspoons minced garlic; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 4 servings kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 kilograms bone-in pork shoulder roast; 2 Tbsps turbinado sugar; 118 milliliters water

Roasted Pork Shoulder with Pomegranate Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 341 calories, 41g of protein, and 15g of fat. This recipe serves 4. If you have pork shoulder roast, kosher salt and ground pepper, ground cinnamon, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the turbinado sugar you could follow this main course with the Orange-Cranberry Scones with Turbinado Sugar as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Season the pork roast with garlic, kosher salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Pork Roast

Garlic

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Oven

Place in a roasting pan.

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Roasting Pan

Bake the roast for 1hour in the preheated oven. While the roast is baking, combine the pomegranate seeds and water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, until the pomegranate seeds have broken down and released their juices. Press through a strainer to get as much juice as possible. You should have about 3/4 cup of juice.

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Pomegranate Seeds

Juice

Water

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Oven

Sauce Pan

Sieve

Pour the juice from the pomegranate into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer over medium heat until reduced by half.

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Pomegranate

Juice

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat and mix in the balsamic vinegar, sugar and cinnamon.

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Balsamic Vinegar

Cinnamon

Sugar

After the roast has been in the oven for 1 hour, start to baste it with the pomegranate sauce, using a brush to apply to the top and sides. Continue to roast the pork until the internal temperature has reached 180 degrees F (80 degrees C).

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Pomegranate

Sauce