Tender Roast Pork

Step 1

Season the pork with salt in the evening and refrigerate it. It's easy to pop the pork into the oven first thing in the morning and let it slow cook.

Step 2

Rub pork shoulder with coarse salt all over, tie it, wrap it air-tight, place it in a sheet pan or a roasting dish, and refrigerate overnight.

Step 3

Pull the pork out of the refrigerator about 30 minutes before cooking to let it warm up.

Step 4

Preheat the oven to 450°, line the bottom of a roasting pan with aluminum foil for easy clean up later, and fit a roasting rack inside the pan.

Step 5

Cut each garlic clove in half lengthwise. Use a small knife to poke holes in the pork that are about 1/2 deep (or the length of the garlic clove) to create slits throughout and sides. Push in a garlic clove half into each slit.

Step 6

Mix the seasoning together and spread it in a small rimmed baking sheet to make it easy to coat the meat with seasoning.

Step 7

Dip and pat the meat in seasoning on all the sides.

Step 8

Place the seasoned pork onto the roasting rack in roasting pan.

Step 9

Insert a digital thermometer probe towards the middle of the thickest part of meat. Make sure the probe is near but not touching the bone.

Step 10

Place the roasting pan into the oven and let it roast for 15 minutes at 450°. Lower the heat to 275° and let it slowly cook until it reaches the tender internal temperature of 200°-203°.* (Expect your 4-5lb pork shoulder to take about 5-8 hours to cook.)