Roast Pork Butt Or Shoulder Food

ROASTED PORK BUTT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Season all sides of the pork with salt and pepper. Combine the Creole seasoning and olive oil in a small bowl to make a paste. Rub the paste all over the pork. Place the pork, fat side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Roast the pork for 30 minutes. Reduce the heat to 250 degrees F and continue to cook for 6 1/2 hours. Remove from the oven and cool completely. Remove the meat from the pan and using two forks, shred all of the meat.

ROASTED PORK SHOULDER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Rub roast well on all sides with liquid smoke.
• Combine salt, garlic powder and pepper in a bowl and mix well.
• Add 1 Tbs of the above mixture to the seasoned salt and sprinkle this mixture on all sides of roast---You may not need to use it all, use your own judgement.
• Place roast in a large roasting pan or dutch oven---add the onion, water (pour around roast, not over it) and bay leaves.
• Cover, place in oven and cook for 2 1/2- 3 hours, or until internal temperature of meat is 170 degrees F.
• Remove from oven and pan-- let roast cool for a few minutes.
• Slice meat or shred as for pulled pork (I usually do half sliced and half pulled).
• Serve on bread or buns with your favorite BBQ sauce or coat bread or buns with mayonnaise.

PORK SHOULDER ROAST WITH POTATOES

Steps:

• If your roast has a complete top layer of fat trim off excess amounts and score the top in a checker board pattern.
• Using a sharp knife make several shallow cuts about 1/2 inch deep on each side of the pork.
• slice 3 garlic cloves into spears and insert them into half the cuts on the pork.
• Spread the onion slices on the bottom of a glass roasting pan.
• Place the remaining marinade ingredients in a food processor and process to make a paste.
• Rub pork should whth the mixture all over, making sure that it goes into the cuts.
• Place pork on top of the onion slices.
• Cover with plactic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, turn at least once when sitting.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• cut the potatoes into desired size.
• Toss in medium mixing bowl with melted butter or olive oil, salt, and rosemary.
• Lay around pork roast.
• Cut the apples into eighths and lay around the pork with potatoes. (these can also be added after one hour of cooking for a more firm texture).
• Place in oven, make sure the fat side is up.
• Cook for 30 minutes, then lower heat to 325 degrees F and roast for 2 more hours.
• Baste with it's own juices every 30 minutes.
• Check temperature after 1 and 1/2 hours at 325.
• Cook until internal temperature reaches 150 degree F.
• Remove from oven and let the roast rest covered for 15 minutes before cutting.
• Potatoes may be cooked at 400 degrees F while roast is resting to brown up more. (optional).

ROASTED PORK SHOULDER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) with a rack in the middle of the oven. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with heavy-duty aluminum foil and a rack.
• Stir together garlic, olive oil, paprika, oregano, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Rub pork thoroughly with garlic mixture. Place fat-side up on rack on the prepared baking sheet. Let pork stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until a thermometer inserted into the thickest portion registers between 195 to 205 degrees F (90 to 96 degrees C), about 4 1/2 hours.
• Let stand 20 minutes before shredding.