Chef John's Garlic-Studded Roast Pork

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Recipe Summary Chef John's Garlic-Studded Roast Pork

Garlic-studded, herb-rubbed pork shoulder is such a great cut of meat. I cooked it in a pan without liquid, without covering it, and without cooking it at a really low temperature. I didn't want it to be falling apart and wet; I wanted it to be solid, chewy and crusty.

Ingredients | Leftover Pork Roast Recipes

3 ½ pounds bone-in pork shoulder roast

6 cloves garlic, halved

1 tablespoon olive oil

kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

1 tablespoon Italian seasoning

1 teaspoon dried rosemary

1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste

1 tablespoon olive oil

¼ cup thinly sliced baby romaine lettuce

¼ cup halved cherry tomatoes

3 tablespoons red wine vinegar

2 cups cooked white beans

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

Cut about 6 holes per side into pork roast with a sharp knife and insert garlic clove halves into the holes. Rub roast with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Season all sides of roast with kosher salt and a generous amount of black pepper, Italian seasoning, rosemary, and cayenne pepper. Place into a roasting pan.

Roast in the preheated oven for 3 hours. Turn off the oven with roast inside and leave it to rest for 1 hour. Refrigerate meat overnight.

Cut cold pork into 1/2-inch-thick slices. If any garlic appears on the cut surface of the meat, pick it out so it doesn't burn. Season slices with salt.

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a heavy skillet over medium-low heat and sear pork slices in the hot oil until browned and crusty, about 10 minutes per side.

Toss lettuce with tomatoes in a bowl and drizzle with red wine vinegar; toss again to coat.

Heat beans in a saucepan over low heat. Layer about 1/3 cup white beans into a large, shallow soup plate; top beans with a slice of pork shoulder and about 1/4 cup lettuce mixture.

Info | Leftover Pork Roast Recipes

prep: 15 mins cook: 4 hrs 20 mins additional: 8 hrs total: 12 hrs 35 mins Servings: 6 Yield: 6 servings

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