How to Season a Picnic Pork Shoulder

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It's cheap, it's tender, and it's so much easier to cook than you think. Basically, it's just a matter of setting your oven really low and having the strength to walk away.

Page 1 of First Time Roasting Pork Shoulder Picnic - I have a fresh shoulder picnic half - bone-in and almost exactly 5 pounds. There's a small amount of pork skin around the narrower bone end, which I p

For a special supper, slow-roast a pork shoulder. Start the roast in the morning, and it will be ready for dinner. The skin crisps to crunchy cracklings, and the meat melts with juicy tenderness. Serve it with carrots butter-steamed in a slow-cooker, then finished with cream and olives. Add sauteed kale or a frisee salad and bread to round out the menu.
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A fresh pork picnic shoulder is not cured or smoked and has a higher fat content than other cuts of pork. The picnic is also a tougher piece of meat, which means you can usually purchase it for an inexpensive price. Pork shoulder does well when slow cooked, such as in the oven, causing the meat to become fall-apart tender. Once the meat finishes...

Pull-apart tender meat and ultra-crisp skin. It's not the most gorgeous roast in the world, but you'd be hard pressed to find one more flavorful.
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Pork shoulder meat is a less expensive, fattier pork cut that when smoked tastes much like ham. The term picnic style is a standard descriptor for pork shoulder because many actually consider it a casual dining or picnic alternative to ham. If you purchase a picnic-style pork shoulder fresh rather than smoked, cured and ready to eat, stovetop and...