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Italian Pork Roast

Name: Italian Pork Roast
Total time: 290 min
Ingredients: 1 4-5 pound boneless pork shoulder roast; 2 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning, crushed; 2 tablespoon dried rosemary, crushed; 2 tablespoon minced fresh garlic; 2 teaspoon fennel seeds, crushed; 2 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1.5 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper; 2 pound cherry tomatoes; 1 8 ounce package sliced fresh cremini or button mushrooms; 2 cup chopped yellow onion; 0.5 cup dry red wine or beef broth; 0.5 6 ounce can tomato paste (1/3 cup)

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Bring back the Sunday roast! This pork shoulder roast recipe is boldly flavored with lots of seasonings and leftovers can be repurposed in a pasta dish, in a calzone or sandwich, or on top of salad or pizzas.

By

Colleen Weeden

Published on December 1, 2019

Italian Pork Roast — Photo: Blaine Moats

Hands On Time:

20 mins

Total Time:

4 hrs 50 mins

Servings:

11

Yield:

11 cups shredded pork mixture

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Ingredients

1 4-5 pound boneless pork shoulder roast
2 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning, crushed
2 tablespoon dried rosemary, crushed
2 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
2 teaspoon fennel seeds, crushed
2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 ½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 pound cherry tomatoes
1 8 ounce package sliced fresh cremini or button mushrooms
2 cup chopped yellow onion
½ cup dry red wine or beef broth
½ 6 ounce can tomato paste (1/3 cup)

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°F. Place roast, fat side up, in a 6- to 8-quart Dutch oven. In a small bowl stir together Italian seasoning, rosemary, garlic, fennel seeds, black pepper, salt, and the crushed red pepper. Rub all over pork.
Roast, covered, 3 1/2 hours. Add tomatoes, mushrooms, and onion. Whisk together wine and tomato paste. Pour over pork and tomato mixture. Roast, uncovered, 1 hour more or until tender and a thermometer inserted in meat registers at least 190°F.
Remove and shred meat. Return meat to pot. Stir to coat. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator up to 4 days or freezer up to 3 months. Makes 11 cups.

Slow Cooker Variation:

Prepare as directed, except place meat in a 6- to 7-qt. slow cooker. Cover; cook on low 8 to 10 hours. Add tomatoes, mushrooms, onion, and wine mixture. (Cooker will be full.) Cover. Increase heat to high. Cook 1 hour more. Continue as directed.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

131	Calories
3g	Fat
5g	Carbs
20g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 11
Calories 131
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3g	4%
Saturated Fat 1g	5%
Cholesterol 49mg	16%
Sodium 238mg	10%
Total Carbohydrate 5g	2%
Total Sugars 2g
Protein 20g
Vitamin C 8.1mg	41%
Calcium 25mg	2%
Iron 1.2mg	7%
Potassium 527mg	11%
Folate, total 13mcg
Vitamin B-12 0.7mcg
Vitamin B-6 0.7mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.