6-hr Pork Shoulder Roast

We hosted a dinner party today.  The star of the show was this pork roast:

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2016/06/cuban-roast-pork-shoulder-mojo-recipe.html

We served it with corn on the cob, kale salad w/marinated beets, and chicken livers for apps.

It was all quite delicious.

Carnitas

J. enjoys roasting large chunks of meat. Today we tried carnitas. We used this recipe from our favorite blogger:

http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2011/11/homesick-texan-carnitas/

They turned out a bit dry, but delicious nonetheless:

We assembled them into tacos with TJ salsa and avo, as follows:

Remade on:

2015-02-12 with fancier meet from local butcher and kept moister

Pork Shoulder - Sunday Roast

J. decided to brave the pork shoulder roast again today.  This was roughly the recipe that was followed:

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Six-Hour-Pork-Roast-102530

The project started with 6.3lb bone-in fat-on pork shoulder (Boston Butt):

The pork stayed in the oven for 5.75 hours.  In the last hour, potatoes and brussels sprouts were added to the pork juices:

The final results were delicious:

Remade on:

Feb 21, 2016

Tuscan Pork Belly

From the pork belly obtained in J.'s pig butchery class:

http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/24814/tuscan+roast+pork+belly

We shortened some of the steps, like the marinade time.  It came out a bit tough for pork belly, but still tasty.

Pork Stew with Potatoes & Chard

Pork Stew loosely inspired by this recipe:

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Pork-Stew-with-Fennel-and-Butternut-Squash-107648

Our version:
- chard instead of fennel
- potatoes instead of squash (added before going in the oven)
- chopped fresh serrano instead of cayenne 

Pork Shoulder Stew

Inspired by an excess of peppers after a girls' campfire weekend.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Pork-Stew-with-Sweet-Hot-Peppers-from-the-Abruzzo-351490

Remade on:
12/10/12 - Used less fennel seed than last time (it is unclear whether we used exactly the amount the recipe called for slightly less) and more rosemary. This made things better, we think.

Rosemary and Garlic-Roasted Pork Tenderloin

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/roasted-pork-tenderloin-50400000124499/

Paired with roasted Brussels sprouts and a "Warm Walnut Spinach Salad" that we didn't actually like all that much:

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/warm-walnut-spinach-salad-50400000124501/

Roast Pork Loin

J cooks for N for V-Day: 

Roast pork loin with garlic and rosemary
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Roast-Pork-Loin-with-Garlic-and-Rosemary-101684

Accompanied by kale and chocolate cake.

Remade on:
01-21-2013
02-14-2013 Made pork shoulder w/Simon & Garfunkel herbs for V-Day