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Slow Roasted Pork Shoulder with Pear Cider

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This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Pork with Cider
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coconutlime's Notes: Pear cider is just like (non alcoholic) apple cider but in my opinion, better! It adds a lot of flavor to this dish and is an ingredient in my homemade spiced pear butter. Boneless pork shoulder...
Pear cider is just like (non alcoholic) apple cider but in my opinion, better! It adds a lot of flavor to this dish and is an ingredient in my homemade spiced pear butter. Boneless pork shoulder often is sold with netting keeping it together. Keep it on during the cooking process.

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Serves 6

3 pounds boneless pork should roast Ask a question about this ingredient

1/2 cup pear butter Ask a question about this ingredient

1/2 cup dark brown sugar Ask a question about this ingredient

3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce Ask a question about this ingredient

1 teaspoon hot New Mexican chili powder Ask a question about this ingredient

1 teaspoon hot paprika Ask a question about this ingredient

1 cup pear cider Ask a question about this ingredient

In a small bowl, combine the pear butter, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, and spices. Spread over all sides of the pork. Refrigerate the roast at least 1 hour.
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Preheat oven to 450. Place the pork in a roasting pan. Bake for 30 minutes then pour the pear cider into the bottom of the pan. Cover with a lid or foil and lower the temperature to 325. Roast until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the roast measures 160°F, about 2 hours. Allow to sit 15 minutes before removing the netting and slicing.
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3 Comments on Slow Roasted Pork Shoulder with Pear Cider

ENunn added over 2 years ago

Can't wait to try this.

mt97 added over 2 years ago

Just a doublecheck, you listed pear butter twice in your (tasty sounding) recipe. Should one of the lines read pear cider? If so, which one. I can't wait to make this!