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Portable Pork Sandwich (An homage to my favorite purveyor of pork at the flea)

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Portable Pork Sandwich (An homage to my favorite purveyor of pork at the flea)

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by sdebrango

Portable Pork Sandwich (An homage to my favorite purveyor of pork at the flea)

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by sdebrango

Portable Pork Sandwich (An homage to my favorite purveyor of pork at the flea)

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by sdebrango

  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Street Food
  • WinnieAb's Testing Notes: This sandwich is amazing. Each of the elements -- the rosemary-infused roast pork, the garlic and herb-y sauce, and the cabbage radish slaw -- are terrific on their own, and when eaten together...

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    sdebrango's Notes: The Brooklyn Flea is not just a flea market it has some of the best street food in Brooklyn. Every time I go I run to this food stand, there are two guys there who always have a huge pork...

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Serves 8

The Pork roast:

1 Pork Shoulder Roast approx 5- 8 pounds bone in Ask a question about this ingredient

4-6 Large Cloves garlic a larger roast use more garlic Ask a question about this ingredient

1 stem rosemary (should yield 2 generous tbs of chopped rosemary) Ask a question about this ingredient

1/4 cup Olive Oil Ask a question about this ingredient

Salt and Pepper Ask a question about this ingredient

  1. Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees

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  2. Peel and crush garlic, remove rosemary from stem and give a rough chop, smash with some salt in mortar. Add the olive oil and smash it all together.

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  3. Place your pork shoulder in roasting pan preferably one with a lid ( I use those black and white speckled ones,made by graniteware) if you don't have a roasting pan with a lid just cover tightly with aluminum foil)

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  4. Massage the garlic,rosemary olive oil paste into the roast. Give it a good rub down you want it to really penetrate the roast.Salt and pepper your preference how much. Refrigerate. (RECOMMENDATION:Its best to marinade 2 hours even better overnight so the pork really takes on the flavors). An hour before roasting take out of refrigerator and bring to room temperature. Cover with lid or aluminum foil and place in the oven at 450 for 20 minutes. Then reduce the heat to 350 and bake for at least 4 hours. You want that roast to be so tender it literally falls apart when you place the fork in.

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  1. Mince the garlic finely, fine chop the parsley, add the hot pepper flakes and salt and pepper and add all to a mixing bowl, whisk to combine. Cover and let stand so the flavors will incorporate. NOTE: You can use food processor for the parsley and garlic 2 pulses.

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  2. When the pork roast is done let sit for 30-60 minutes. Warm your flat bread. I use my tongs and heat directly on my gas burner flipping it so that each side is heated. Pull some of that delicious pork (you can dip the pork in the pan juices and place in the warm flat bread and drizzle with the sauce. Either fold or wrap your sandwich and enjoy

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  3. The radish and cabbage slaw: For a large cabbage Cut in half then in quarters and slice into strips and for a small cabbage cut in half (use both halves) then slice into strips place into a bowl, julienne the radishes add to bowl. Toss to combine. For the dressing in a mixing bowl add the vinegar,olive oil, sugar and celery seed and salt and pepper whisk to combine and pour over your cabbage and radishes. Put a nice handful on top of the pork sandwich. Making in advance and letting the slaw sit in the refrigerator is best all the flavors will meld together.

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18 Comments on Portable Pork Sandwich (An homage to my favorite purveyor of pork at the flea)

Summer_2010_1048 Reply

Oh man, How did I miss this? Looks amazing! And the Brooklyn Flea will be a priority next time I'm in NY.

Oldies_joemare_bd Reply

Thank you so much Midge, If you ever come to Brooklyn please let me know I would love to meet you at the flea!!! Thanks again.

Oldies_joemare_bd Reply

Thank you kitchen butterfly, i know isn't it easy I put the roast in went out did my errands, showed a house and came back to the finished product.I fed some neighbhors and still have pork for days! I just love food that tastes great and makes our lives easier. Now if I only had someone to do the dishes for me.

Oldies_joemare_bd Reply

Thank you kitchen butterfly, i know isn't it easy I put the roast in went out did my errands, showed a house and came back to the finished product.I fed some neighbhors and still have pork for days! I just love food that tastes great and makes our lives easier. Now if I only had someone to do the dishes for me.

Ozoz_profile Reply

Love pork sarnies. Since I discovered the ease of roasting a shoulder and just how far it can be stretched, my life and its quality have improved!!!!!!!!!

Img_7818 Reply

After seeing your picture, I want a pork sandwich for breakfast. Looks fantastic.

Oldies_joemare_bd Reply

Thank you, I have so much leftover pork, come on over! LOL!

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The Brooklyn Flea rocks. I live in LA now and while the street food here is outstanding, I miss the Flea.

Oldies_joemare_bd Reply

ha! clintonhillbilly you are so right. LA has great street food but the flea is the best!!! Love your name.

Sausage2 Reply

This sounds wonderful! Good gracious I do love roast pork! Everything I hear about Brooklyn flea makes me want to take a road trip more and more and more!

Oldies_joemare_bd Reply

Thank you fiveandspice, the flea in Fort Greene, Williamsburg and Dumbo is fantastic. Now the with smorgasburg in Williamsburg by the same people who did the flea its a real foodie destination. I feel so lucky I only live a couple of blocks from the Fort Greene flea. The food is amazing there are donuts from a shop called Dough that are to die for. If you ever make it to Brooklyn definitely look it up.

Linda2012 Reply

Sounds delicious, especially with the slaw and flat bread ! I have read about the Brooklyn Flea Mkt and it sounds great; hope to visit some day.

Oldies_joemare_bd Reply

Thank you BMF, the slaw with the meatand flat bread is really good. The flea is fantastic I hope you do visit one day, if so let me know I live 3 blocks away.

Dscn3274 Reply

Sounds Yummy!

Oldies_joemare_bd Reply

Thank you!

Oldies_joemare_bd Reply

Ha! its the only way to get them to prepped for the roast.

Img_2764 Reply

I love to massage my roasts.

Oldies_joemare_bd Reply

I tried to edit the other entry and it would not allow me to. Oh well did it over. Editors please ignore the other submission its incomplete, Thanks

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