May 19, 2013                                     

Berkshire Pork Shoulder

by Chef Timothy Grandinetti, C.E.C.

Ingredients

  • 4 – 5 lbs pork shoulder, bone-in
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 4 tsp cumin
  • 3 tsp paprika
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1/4 extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 onions
  • 3 carrots
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 qt chopped tomatoes
  • 8 oz St. James Winery Cherry Wine
  • 1 can beer

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325°.
  2. Combine brown sugar, cumin, paprika, salt, and pepper. Rub on the pork shoulder.
  3. Heat olive oil in a large dutch oven over medium high heat.
  4. Brown the pork and remove from the pot.
  5. Add onions, carrots, garlic, diced tomatoes, wine, and beer.
  6. Return the prok to the pot.
  7. Cover and put in the oven for 3 1/2 hours, until the meat is extremely tender.
  8. Shred the delicious pork & serve with the St. James Cherry BBQ Sauce!