Shredded Pork With Carolina Gravy

Name: Shredded Pork With Carolina Gravy
Prep time: 1 h 18 min
Cook time: 1 h 18 min
Total time: 1 h 18 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 slices thick bacon slices, chopped; 4 bay leaves; 1 Tbsp butter; 118 milliliters dry white wine; 10 garlic cloves, halved; 4 mediums leeks; 591 milliliters low-sodium chicken broth; 3 mediums onions, halved and sliced; 2 teaspoons pepper; 2 kilograms bone-in pork shoulder roast (Boston butt); 2 teaspoons salt; 8 servings Kitchen string; 10 fresh thyme sprigs; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil

Need a gluten free main course? Shredded Pork With Carolina Gravy could be a super recipe to try. One serving contains 411 calories, 39g of protein, and 20g of fat. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 18 minutes. Head to the store and pick up kitchen string, chicken broth, onions, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Remove and discard root ends and dark green tops of leeks. Thinly slice leeks; rinse well, and drain.

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Leek

Tie pork roast with kitchen string, securing at 2-inch intervals. Season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Pork Roast

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Kitchen Twine

Cook bacon in hot oil in an ovenproof Dutch oven or large, deep cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat 3 minutes.

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Bacon

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add leeks, garlic, and onion, and cook, stirring frequently, 15 to 17 minutes or until mixture is golden brown; transfer to a bowl.

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Garlic

Leek

Onion

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Bowl

Add pork roast, fat side down, to Dutch oven, and cook 2 minutes on all sides or until browned.

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Pork Roast

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Dutch Oven

Remove pork.

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Pork

Return leek mixture to Dutch oven; top with pork.

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Leek

Pork

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Add broth and next 3 ingredients. Reduce heat to medium, and bring to a light boil.

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Broth

Remove from heat, and cover with heavy-duty aluminum foil.

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Aluminum Foil

Bake at 350 for 4 to 5 hours or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 19

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Meat

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Oven

Remove pork from Dutch oven, cover with foil, and let stand 20 minutes. Shred pork with two forks.

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Pork

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Dutch Oven

Aluminum Foil

Meanwhile, pour pan juices through a wire mesh strainer into a saucepan to equal 4 cups, discarding solids (add equal parts broth and white wine to pan juices to equal 4 cups, if necessary).

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White Wine