Lime and Chile Roasted Pork Shoulder
- Yield: 8 to 10 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 10 servings
- Calories
- 739
- Total Fat
- 59
- Saturated Fat
- 17
- Carbohydrates
- 8
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 3
- Protein
- 42
- Cholesterol
- 169
- Sodium
- 930
- Total: 13 hr 40 min
- Prep: 20 min
- Inactive: 9 hr 20 min
- Cook: 4 hr
Ingredients
10 cloves garlic
2 scallions, sliced (white and green parts)
2 tablespoons coriander seeds
1 chipotle chile in adobo plus 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
2 teaspoons cumin seeds
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 (6 to 8-pound) Boston butt pork shoulder, bone-in
4 wide strips fresh lime zest
1 cup fresh lime juice
1 cup fresh orange juice
3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 cinnamon sticks, broken up
Directions
- 1. Pulse the garlic, scallions, coriander, chipotle chile, cumin, 2 tablespoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper in a food processor or mini-chopper to make a thick paste. If the butcher didn't trim the fat cap on the pork shoulder, trim off all but a thin layer of fat. Make deep incisions with a paring knife, at about 2-inch intervals, all over the meat. Rub the garlic and spice mixture into and all over the meat.
- 2. Combine the lime zest and juice, orange juice, adobo sauce, olive oil, and cinnamon in a nonreactive stainless steel or glass bowl. Add the meat, cover tightly with plastic wrap, making sure the meat is submerged. Refrigerate for at least 8 hours or up 2 days. Bring to room temperature about 1 hour before roasting.
- 3. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Put the pork, fat-side up, in a large Dutch oven. Roast the meat, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Add the marinade to the pot and cover with the lid. Lower the temperature to 350 degrees F and roast for 2 hours more. Uncover and continue to cook, basting occasionally, until an instant read thermometer inserted into the meat registers 190 degrees F and the meat is a rich burnished brown, 1 1/2 to 2 hours more. Set aside on a cutting board to rest for 20 minutes before slicing.
- 4. For the sauce: Strain the pan drippings through a fine mesh sieve into a gravy separator and discard all excess fat. In a small saucepan, mix the pan drippings with 1/2 cup water and bring to a vigorous boil. Slice the meat and serve with the pan drippings.