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Slow cooked pork with carrots and apples

Demetra Overton
Roasting pan with 2 inch high sides
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 15 minutes
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 6 pound pork picnic shoulder
  • 2 tablespoons of dried garlic peices or 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon of dried oregano
  • 1 tablespoon Kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
  • 2 cups of chicken broth
  • 1 head of regular or savoy cabbage
  • 4 carrots
  • 1 inch piece of ginger or 1 teaspoon of powdered ginger
  • 1 gala apple
  • 2 tablespoon of grapeseed or canola oil
  • 1/4 cup of water
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Rinse off the pork shoulder and pat dry.
  • Make the spice blend-combine salt. pepper, garlic and oregano
  • Cut deep slits all around the pork and stuff the fresh spice blend inside the slits and all over the pork butt
  • Place the pork in the roasting pan and pour in the chicken broth.
  • Cover the roasting pan with foil
  • Roast the pork at 300° for 5-6 hours until it becomes tender and reaches an internal temperature of 185°. Remove the pork from the oven.
  • When the pork is done, make the cabbage in a separate pan
  • Slice the onion, cabbage and peeled carrots
  • Heat the oil in a large skillet.
  • Cook the onion over medium heat until it’s caramelized.
  • Add carrots and cook until they are tender and a little bit brown.
  • Add sliced cabbage and water to the pan and stir. Cover and cook for 5 minutes on medium heat until everything is tender and liquid has cooked out. Slice the apple. Push the contents of the pan to one side; add the apple to the empty side and sauté until golden. Add salt, pepper and ginger to taste
  • (OPTIONAL) Slice off as much pork as you need for the meal and brown it on both sides in a skillet
  • Serve the pork and cabbage together