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Slow-Roasted Pork

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Cooking meat slowly at a low temperature produces a tender juicy dish; pork butt, a less expensive cut, is ideal for slow cooking which dissolves both fat and connective tissue, creating a rich and savory sauce.

"Figured out last time I made it with Shoulder roast, not pork-butt... BUTT wins! This time it did pull apart the way it's supposed to vs. boiled loin. Couldn't find Butt at my organic or Safeway or Albertsons, but found it at Winco. WInco Wins!... and i've forgotten the value prices at Winco so I'll be going back more often for staples even tho it's a longer trip." - We-Nash

Yield: 6 Servings Ready in 5 hours

Cuisine: American-SouthMain Ingredient: Pork

(4.5, 17) 100% would make again (reviews)

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 6 Servings
1 3-lbspork butt roast; (up to 4 pounds), at room temperature
1/3 cupWorcestershire sauce; (I like Lea & Perrins or Colgin*)
3/4 cuplight brown sugar; packed
1/2 cupApple juice
1/2 teaspoonSalt

Slow-Roasted Pork Preparation

*Note: Colgin Gourmet Worcestershire sauce is lightly flavored with Hickory Smoke (an excellent addition).

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place the rack slightly below the center of the oven.

Place pork in heavy pot with a tight fitting lid that is just large enough to hold roast. Sprinkle pork heavily with Worcestershire sauce; turn it over and sprinkle other side heavily as well. Take handful of brown sugar and "smush" brown sugar all over meat to form a crust. Turn meat over and "smush" brown sugar all over other side. Pour apple juice in bottom of pan, not over meat. Cover tightly.

Place the roast in the oven. Five minutes later, turn oven down to 200 degrees** (use oven thermometer to be sure of oven temperature). Roast without opening the oven door for 4 hours or until meat literally falls apart when you try to lift it with a fork. Break meat apart and remove the bone, push meat down into drippings (if desired, the pan drippings can be de-fatted***). Sprinkle with salt. This salt should not be omitted; it is vital to bring out meat flavors. Serve meat in its delicious juice hot or at room temperature.

Excellent with potato salad and baked beans. Makes great sandwiches.

**Note: If desired, meat can be roasted at 225 degrees instead of 200.

***Note: To remove fat, use a fat seperator or let cool to warm, then refrigerate. When cold, remove solid fat from top with a spoon and discard. Reheat before serving.

Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Notes

This dish can easily be done in a slow cooker. Prepare meat as directed, set slow cooker on high for 30 minutes, then reduce to low and leave all day or overnight, until meat is done and falling-apart tender.

If you make it in advance, refrigerate the dish and remove the crust of fat before reheating.

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  • Calories Per Serving: 548
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    Slow-Roasted Pork Reviews

    Give it a rating Would you make it again?   [please sign in to add your comment]
    Made this tonight in the crockpot...sorry, but was gone all day...it turned out wonderful, 1 hour on high and 7 hours on low. Perfection!!
    2 months, 2 weeks, 1 days, 18 hours, 8 minutes ago
    Great
    5 months, 4 weeks, 1 days, 10 hours, 26 minutes ago
    We loved it. So easy and really tasty. Will add to my favorites.
    7 months, 6 days, 38 minutes ago
    OMG! I made this using country pork ribs and slow cooked them for 3 hours in a dutch oven on the stove......I can only say 'yummo'! The pork just pulled apart perfectly and the sauce reduced down just right!
    11 months, 2 weeks, 1 days, 17 hours, 48 minutes ago
    Very yummy!!!
    1 years, 2 months, 3 weeks, 23 hours, 48 minutes ago
    This is such a great recipe...yes..you must use BUTT....it makes for the moistest, if that is even a word...sgrishka knows how to do moist cuts of meat.
    1 years, 2 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, 14 hours, 49 minutes ago
    Figured out last time I made it with Shoulder roast, not pork-butt... BUTT wins! This time it did pull apart the way it's supposed to vs. boiled loin. Couldn't find Butt at my organic or Safeway or Albertsons, but found it at Winco. WInco Wins!... and i've forgotten the value prices at Winco so I'll be going back more often for staples even tho it's a longer trip.
    1 years, 2 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, 15 hours, 44 minutes ago
    Very good and simple to make.
    1 years, 3 months, 1 days, 7 hours, ago
    I have this same recipe in a file somewhere but glad to have found it here. I serve with mashed sweet potatoes and oven roasted carrots, complement the salty smokey apple flavors. Made this many times where it just fell off the bone but last time it was hard not sure why
    1 years, 3 months, 2 days, 11 hours, 28 minutes ago
    I rarely give a recipe 5 stars. However, it was easy and simple to do here. This was so tasty and juicy a tasty meat. Fell right off the bone. Left it in the crockpot for 12 hours and 8 hours on warm cycle. have have
    1 years, 4 months, 1 weeks, 5 days, 15 hours, 17 minutes ago
    Excellent dish! I used a pork shoulder and put a little twist on it and added very finely scotch bonnet peppers and replaced the apple juice with medium dry cider. If you take the lid off at the end and turn the temprature higher you can can get the crispy fat. Definitely going on my frequently cooked checklist! :)
    1 years, 5 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 22 hours, 36 minutes ago
    A rare dish the whole family loves. Especially yummy when the meat is seared first, then put on high in crock pot for 6-8 hours. Makes great cold sandwiches, too.
    2 years, 2 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 16 hours, 39 minutes ago
    Simple, yet excellent stuff. I've made this recipe a couple times now, and I've had the best luck roasting it at 225 for about 5-6 hours.
    2 years, 7 months, 3 days, 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
    This was excellent! I bought 5 pork roasts when on sale and have been running out of ideas to do with them!
    3 years, 5 days, 4 hours, 37 minutes ago
    This recipe was excellent I loved the taste that this gave a little smoky but sweet. Although I didn't get the fall off the bone with these times and tempature. I even increased the temp to 300 for the last hour and it was just done still a tiny bit pink. I would just increase the time a bit more or do it in a slow cooker all day or start it the night before.
    3 years, 6 months, 6 days, 3 hours, 31 minutes ago
    This dish can easily be done in a slow cooker. Prepare meat as directed, set slow cooker on high for 30 minutes, then reduce to low and leave all day or overnight, until meat is done and falling-apart tender.If you make it in advance, refrigerate the dish and remove the crust of fat before reheating.
    4 years, 3 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, 23 hours, 6 minutes ago
    This dish can easily be done in a slow cooker. Prepare meat as directed, set slow cooker on high for 30 minutes, then reduce to low and leave all day or overnight, until meat is done and falling-apart tender.
    If you make it in advance, refrigerate the dish and remove the crust of fat before reheating.
    [I posted this recipe.]
    6 years, 1 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 19 hours, 13 minutes ago

    Tags

    1. group party
    2. Bold
    3. Fall
    4. Dinner
    5. Pork
    6. American-South
    7. Main Dish
    8. Sandwiches
    9. Advance
    10. Bake
    11. Slow cook

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