Slow-Cooked Orange-Chili Pork Shoulder
- 3 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3 pounds boneless pork butt or shoulder roast
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 medium yellow onions, diced
- 12 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 cup pitted green olives, roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
- 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
- 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice (2 oranges)
- 3 tablespoons orange marmalade
- 3 to 4 cups Chicken Stock (page 230) or store-bought low-sodium chicken broth
- In a small bowl, mix the chili powder and 1 tablespoon each of the salt and pepper.
- Rub the entire roast with the mixture, massaging it into the meat.
- Reserve any of the spices that dont stick to the roast.
- Heat a large Dutch oven or a heavy pot with a tight-fitting lid over medium-high heat.
- Add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil.
- Place the pork in the pan and sear it on all sides until well browned but not burned, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Transfer to a plate; reserve the pot.
- Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in the pot, add the onions, and saute, stirring frequently, until they are lightly browned and softened, about 4 minutes.
- Add the garlic and cook for 1 additional minute.
- Add the white wine and bring the mixture to a boil, scraping any browned bits off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.
- Add the vinegar, 1/2 cup of the olives, the fennel seeds, orange zest, orange juice, marmalade, remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and any remaining spice rub, and stir.
- Return the pork to the pot.
- Add just enough chicken stock to come halfway up the roast, and bring the stock to a boil.
- Cover the pot and reduce the heat to low.
- Simmer gently for 1 1/2 hours, adding more stock if necessary to maintain the level of the liquid.
- The pork is done when it pulls apart easily with a fork, approximately 3 1/2 hours total.
- Add the remaining olives and remove from the heat.
- If the pork was tied, remove the strings.
- Break the meat apart into small chunks using two forks.
- Serve hot.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/slow-cooked-orange-chili-pork-shoulder-387782 (may not work)