Sunday Pork Roast

 

Ingredients

• • 3 to 5 pound pork shoulder or butt roast
  • ▢2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • ▢2 teaspoons salt
  • ▢2 teaspoons black pepper
  • ▢1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ▢1 teaspoon onion powder
  • ▢1 teaspoon paprika
  • Pearl Onions, peeled
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  • 1 lb carrots
  • ▢1 1/2 pounds baby red potatoes
  • ▢2 cups apple juice
  • ▢1 sprig fresh rosemary
  • ▢salt and pepper to taste
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• Instructions
• 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
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• 2. Rub oil onto pork roast. In a small bowl, stir together salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika. Sprinkle seasoning mixture onto pork roast. Place fatty side up in a roasting pan or large cast iron dutch oven.
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• 3. Roast, uncovered, in the 450 degree oven for 30 to 45 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees and continue cooking an additional 1 hour.
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• 4. Remove roast from oven and place the onion, carrots, and potatoes around the meat. Pour apple juice on vegetables. Season vegetables with salt and pepper. Place rosemary sprig on top.
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• 5. Cook an additional 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until vegetables are tender and meat shreds easily with a fork. Season vegetables with additional salt and pepper to taste and serve hot.

Recipe adapted from https://thestayathomechef.com/sunday-pork-roast/?fbclid=IwAR15K3z19iJ59dDeS01jnZ6DF8HDbFIxyGtnx2KJma4S6JlF5qb-22cIlEA