Smoky Braised Pork Shoulder
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
10
ingredients
- 4 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin seed, crushed or ground
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 5 -6 lbs pork shoulder (I just used a 3 pound pork loin roast and it turned out great)
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 onions, chopped
- 7 garlic cloves, smashed
- 1⁄4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 -6 cups chicken stock or 4 -6 cups broth
- Italian parsley, snipped
directions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a small bowl combine salt, paprika, cumin, cinnamon, and pepper. Sprinkle pork with spice mixture, then sprinkle with 2 TBSP cocoa powder.
- Brown pork on all sides in large dutch oven over medium heat then transfer to platter. Add onions and garlic to pan and cook for 2 minutes. Add orange juice, the 1/4 cup of cocoa powder, and 4 cups stock. Return pork to pan, completely submerged. Cover and place in oven 3 1/2-5 1/2 hours. Remove pork to serving platter, strain liquid, and return to pan. Cook on high heat 10 minutes to concentrate flavors. Sprinkle pork with parsley.
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