Old-Fashioned Roast Pork

Name: Old-Fashioned Roast Pork
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 1 , boneless pork shoulder roast (Boston butt, about 6 pounds); 3 cloves, garlic, minced; 2 teaspoons, ground black pepper; 1 1/2 teaspoons, table salt; 1 tablespoon, chopped fresh rosemary; 1 tablespoon, chopped fresh sage leaf; 1 tablespoon, fennel seeds, roughly chopped; 2 , large red onions, cut into 1-inch wedges; 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil (if necessary); 1 cup, apple cider; 1/4 cup, apple jelly; 2 tablespoons, cider vinegar

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Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2006, Cook's Country TV

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Cooking a pork roast is tricky, as the lean meat quickly dries out in the oven. Here are the tricks to keeping roast pork moist and flavorful.

SERVES6 to 8

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For our Old-Fashioned Roast Pork recipe, we skipped lean loins and opted for deep-flavored and inexpensive pork shoulder or Boston butt, which we flavored with a classic roast pork spice rub. Cooking the roast in a low oven for seven hours ...

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