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Citrus Herb Pork Shoulder

Ingredients

  • 3-4 lb. boneless pork shoulder
  • olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 tsp. course black pepper
  • 1 tsp. dried parsley
  • 1 tsp. dried rubbed sage
  • 1 tsp. dried chopped rosemary
  • 1 tsp. fennel seed or ½ tsp. ground fennel
  • ½ tsp. red pepper flakes
  • 2 lemons
  • 1 naval orange
  • more salt and pepper
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 T. butter
  • 2 T. flour
  • ¼ cup cream

Instructions

  • In a small bowl, combine minced garlic, salt, pepper, parsley, sage, rosemary, fennel, pepper flakes, zest of 1 lemon, zest of half an orange.
  • Using a sharp boning knife, cut a boneless pork shoulder into a flat piece. Place the knife at any point, begin cutting at a diagonal about an inch under the surface. Continue cutting until you have a flat piece of meat about an inch thick.
  • Drizzle the surface of the meat with olive oil. Rub in the oil and the spice mixture.
  • Roll the pork back up in the same direction it was originally. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Tie with string or butchers netting.
  • Place on a rack in a 13x9 pan. Bake in a 350-degree oven for 2-3 hours. After the first 30 minutes, add 1 cup of water to the pan. After another hour, add another cup of water to the pan.
  • Once cooked through (mine took 2 hours). Remove from the oven.
  • Remove the netting and cover with foil. Let it rest for at least 30 minutes.
  • To make the citrus gravy, add butter and flour to a saucepot. Stir over medium heat for about 5 minutes to make a roux.
  • Pour the drippings from the roasting pan into the saucepot. Add the juice of 2 lemons and one orange. Stir, until thickened. Add cream. Strain.
  • Slice the pork and serve with the citrus gravy.
    herb pork on plate with citrus herb sauce.