Braised Pork

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Freeze leftovers with liquid separate in flattened storage bags.

Categories: Pork

Ingredients

  • 5-6 lb. pork shoulder
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 tbsp. smoked paprika
  • 6 tbsp. olive oil
  • Juice of 1 orange
  • Juice of 2 lemons

Directions

  1. Stab deep slits with a knife into the pork shoulder.

  2. In a small food processor or on a cutting board, make a paste from the garlic, paprika, and 2-3 tbsp. of the olive oil and smear it all over the pork, making sure some drips into the holes.

  3. In a Dutch oven set over medium-high heat, brown the pork in the remaining olive oil.

  4. Add the orange and lemon juice and cover.

  5. Bring to a boil, then simmer until the internal temp of the pork is 140, 1 1/2 hours.

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