Oven Roasted Pork Shoulder

[DTBarton]

Oven Roasted Pork Shoulder

Serves 6 as Main Dish.

I cooked a half pork shoulder this way and it came out beautifully, tender and flavorful.

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Half Pork Shoulder (about 5 pounds)

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1 TBS salt

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1 TBS ground black pepper

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1 TBS paprika

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2 TBS Penzey Bavarian Seasoning

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2 cups unsweetened apple cider

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1 cup cider vinegar

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1

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3 stalks celery

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1. Cut excess exterior fat off pork shoulder

2. Rub the shoulder with the salt, pepper, paprika, and Bavarian seasoning (mixture of crushed brown mustard, rosemary, garlic, thyme, bay leaf and sage)

3. Allow shoulder to sit at room temperature for an hour

4. Preheat oven to 450 F

4. Cut onion in thick slices and celery in large pieces

5. Line roasting pan (with lid) with heavy duty foil and grease lightly

6. Put the shoulder in the pan on top of the onion slices and celery pieces

7. Inject the pork shoulder with cider if you have an injector

8. Put remaining cider and cider vinegar in the roasting pan

9. Roast uncovered at 450 F for 30 minutes

10. Reduce heat to 250 F and cover the roasting pan

11. Roast for about 3 hours covered. Remove when thermometer reads 190 F

12. Let rest for 1/2 hour before serving

Keywords: Main Dish, Pork, Easy, Dinner

( RG1509 )