Six Hour Pork Roast Food

6-HOUR SLOW-ROASTED PORK SHOULDER

Steps:

• Remove the pork from the fridge for 1 hour before you want to cook it, to let it come up to room temperature.
• Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/gas 7.
• Place the pork on a clean work surface, skin-side up. Get yourself a small sharp knife and make scores about 1cm apart through the skin into the fat, but not so deep that you cut into the meat. If the joint is tied, try not to cut through the string.
• Rub sea salt right into all the scores you've just made, pulling the skin apart a little if you need to. Brush any excess salt off the surface then turn it over. Season the underside of the meat with a few pinches of salt and black pepper.
• Place the pork, skin-side up, in a roasting tray and roast for 30 minutes, or until the skin has started to puff up and you can see it turning into crackling. At this point, turn the heat down to 170°C/325°F/gas 3, cover the pork snugly with a double layer of tin foil, pop back in the oven and roast for a further 4½ hours.
• Meanwhile, halve the onions, carrots and celery, and break the garlic up into cloves (there's no need to peel them).
• Remove the pork from the oven, take off the foil, and baste the meat with the fat in the bottom of the tray. Carefully transfer to a board, then skim all but 2 tablespoons of excess fat from the tray into a jar, and pop in the fridge for tasty cooking another day.
• Add all the veg, garlic and bay leaves to the tray and stir them into the fat. Place the pork back on top of everything and place back in the oven without the foil to roast for 1 further hour, or until meltingly soft and tender.
• Carefully move the meat to a serving dish, cover again with tin foil and leave to rest while you make the gravy. Spoon away any fat in the tray, then add the stock (or replace with water, if you prefer) and place the tray on the hob.
• Bring to the boil and simmer for a few minutes, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to scrape up all those lovely sticky tasty bits from the bottom of the tray.
• When you've got a nice, dark gravy, pour it through a sieve into jug using your spoon to really push all the goodness of the veg through the sieve. Season to taste, if needed.
• Serve the pork and crackling with the jug of gravy and all the trimmings - a dollop of apple sauce will finish this off perfectly.

SIX-HOUR PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275°F.
• Blend together sage, rosemary, garlic, fennel seeds, salt, and pepper in a food processor until a thick paste forms. With motor running, add wine and oil and blend until combined well.
• If necessary, trim fat from top of pork, to leave a 1/8-inch-thick layer of fat. Make 3 small incisions, each about 1 inch long and 1 inch deep, in each side of pork with a small sharp knife, and fill each with about 1 teaspoon herb paste. Spread remaining herb paste over pork, concentrating on boned side, and tie roast with kitchen string at 2-inch intervals.
• Put pork, fat side up, in a roasting pan and roast in middle of oven 6 hours. Transfer roast to cutting board and let stand 15 minutes.
• Discard string and cut pork roast (with an electric knife if you have one) into thick slices.

SIX HOUR PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275.
• Blend together sage, rosemary, garlic, fennel seeds, salt, and pepper in a food processor until a thick paste forms.
• With motor running, add wine and oil and blend until combined well.
• If necessary, trim fat from top of pork, to leave a 1/8-inch-thick layer of fat.
• Make 3 small incisions, each about 1 inch long and 1 inch deep, in each side of pork with a small sharp knife, and fill each with about 1 teaspoon herb paste.
• Spread remaining herb paste over pork, concentrating on boned side, and tie roast with kitchen string at 2-inch intervals.
• Put pork, fat side up, in a roasting pan and roast in middle of oven 6 hours.
• Transfer roast to cutting board and let stand 15 minutes.
• Discard string and cut pork roast (with an electric knife if you have one) into thick slices.

PORK ROAST (6 HOUR ROAST)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
• Blend together the rosemary, sage, garlic, fennel seeds, salt and pepper in a food processor until a thick paste forms. While the motor is running, add the wine and oil and blend until it is well combined.
• If you desire, you can make the herb paste a day ahead, cover, and place it in the refrigerator.
• If necessary, trim fat from top of pork, to leave a 1/8 inch thick layer of fat. Make 3 small incisions, each about 1 inch long and 1 inch deep, in each side of pork with a small sharp knife, and fill each with about 1 teaspoon of herb paste. Spread the remaining herb paste over pork, concentrating on the boned side, and then tie the roast with kitchen string at 2 inch intervals.
• Place pork roast, fat side up, in a roasting pan, and roast in the middle of the oven, uncovered, 6 hours.
• Transfer roast to cutting board and allow to rest 15 minutes, so that the juices have a chance to redistribute.
• Discard the string and slice the roast with an electric knife, if you have one, into thick slices.

JAMIE'S 6 HOUR SLOW ROAST PORK SHOULDER (+ MY FENNEL CRACKLING!)

Steps:

• As soon as you bring it home, unwrap the pork and dry the skin well. Leave it loosely wrapped in the fridge so the skin can dry out overnight. At least an hour before you want to cook it, take the pork out of the fridge and let it come up to room temperature. Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/gas 7.
• Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/gas 7 (If you have a fan oven, lower the cooking temperatures by 10-20 degrees).
• Place the pork on a clean work surface, skin-side up. Get yourself a small sharp knife and make scores about 1cm apart through the skin into the fat, but not so deep that you cut into the meat. If the joint is tied, try not to cut through the string. If you're worried about this, just ask the butcher to score it for you, but ask for the 1cm scores - the crackling will be easier to break.
• Mix the sea salt, black pepper and ground fennel seeds together well. Rub the seasoning mixture right into all the scores you've just made. Gently pull the skin apart to make sure the mixture get right down into the fat. Brush away the excess from the surface of the rind then turn the joint over to season the underside of the meat.
• Place the pork, skin-side up, in a roasting tray and roast for 30 minutes, or until the skin has started to puff up and you can see it turning into crackling.
• At this point, turn the heat down to 150-170°C/325°F/gas 3. Cover the pork snugly with 'tent' of waxed paper to protect the meat and then a double layer of tented tin foil to keep in the heat. Put the joint back into the oven and roast for a further 4½ hours.
• Remove the pork from the oven, take off the waxed paper and foil, and baste the meat with the fat in the bottom of the tray. Carefully transfer to a board, then skim all but 2 tablespoons of excess fat from the tray into a jar, and keep it in the fridge for another day.
• Add all the veg, garlic and bay leaves to the tray and stir them into the fat. Place the pork back on top of everything and place back in the oven without the foil to roast for 1 further hour, or until meltingly soft and tender.
• Transfer the meat to a serving dish or platter, cover again with the waxed paper and tin foil and leave to rest while you make the gravy.
• If there is a lot of fat in the tray, spoon some of it away, then add the stock (or replace with water,) and place the tray on the hob. Bring to the boil and simmer for a few minutes, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to scrape up all those lovely sticky tasty bits from the bottom of the tray.
• If you want a dark gravy, add a spoonful of molasses and/or a little organic cocoa powder and cook the gravy gently for a few minutes. before pouring it through a sieve into saucepan.. Use a spoon to really push all the goodness from the veg through the sieve to thicken and flavour the gravy.
• Season to taste and cover. When you're ready to serve the meat bring the gravy back up to the boil and transfer to a warmed gravy boat to serve it at the table.
• To serve the meat at the table, pull it gently apart and give everyone their fair share of the FABULOUS fennel crackling!

SIX-HOUR PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.
• Blend together sage, rosemary, garlic, fennel seeds, salt, and pepper in a food processor until a thick paste forms. With motor running, add wine and oil and blend until combined well. If necessary, trim fat from top of pork, to leave a 1/8-inch thick layer of fat. Make 3 small incisions, each about 1-inch long and 1-inch deep, in each side of pork with a small sharp knife, and fill each with about 1 teaspoon herb paste. Spread remaining herb paste over pork, concentrating on boned side, and tie roast with kitchen string at 2-inch intervals.
• Put pork, fat side up, in a roasting pan and roast in middle of oven 6 hours. Transfer roast to cutting board and let stand 15 minutes. Discard string and cut pork roast (with an electric knife if you have one) into thick slices.

SLOW COOKER PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Place a large skillet over medium-high heat, and heat the oil.
• Season the pork all over with salt and pepper, then sear until golden, about 3 minutes per side.
• In the meantime, add the sliced red onions to the bottom of a 6-qt crockpot.
• Place the seared pork loin on top of the onions.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 2-3 hours or on LOW for 6-7 hours, depending on the size of the meat.

HOW TO COOK TENDER PORK SIRLOIN ROAST (INSTANT POT, SLOW COOKER OR DUTCH OVEN)

Steps:

• Turn on the sear function of your Instant Pot. When the machine has heated, add 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• Lightly season the outside of the pork roast with about 1 tablespoon of the ranch seasoning. You will be adding the rest of the seasoning to the dish, so set it aside.
• Sear the pork roast on each side until golden.
• Turn the sear function off. Add 1 cup of water or broth to the instant pot. Add the peppers and about 1/4 of the brine.
• Lastly, add the remaining ranch seasoning and butter. Secure the lid on the Instant Pot, seal the valve.
• Set the cooking time to 6 minutes per pound. Allow the pressure cooker to manually release pressure 10 minutes before removing from the Instant Pot.
• Season the pork roast with 1 tablespoon of the Ranch seasoning.
• Sear the meat in 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. Brown the roast on each side.
• Add the pork roast to a 4-6 quart slow cooker. Add 1 cup of water, the peppers, 1/4 cup brine, the remaining Ranch seasoning and butter. Cook over low heat for 6-8 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Season the pork roast with 1 tablespoon of the Ranch seasoning.
• Sear the roast in a Dutch oven in 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. Brown the roast on each side.
• Add 1 cup of water, the peppers, 1/4 cup brine, the remaining Ranch seasoning and butter.
• Secure the lid of the dutch oven and cook at for 2 hours. Carefully remove from the oven and shred the pork.