• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Sidewalk Shoes
  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Food Recipes Index
    • Cocktails Recipes Index
    • All Recipes
  • Lifestyle
    • Gardening
    • Travels
      • North Carolina
      • Oregon
      • Tennessee
  • Cats
  • Subscribe
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
menu icon
go to homepage
subscribe
search icon
Homepage link
  • Food
  • Cocktails
  • Collections
  • Travels
  • Cats
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
  • ×

    Home » Food

    Slow-Pork Shoulder - Tyler Florence

    LAST UPDATED: February 12, 2019 PUBLISHED: February 5, 2009 By Pam Greer 20 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    I am going to have to preface this recipe with an explanation. See, Tyler's original recipe was titled Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder with Salsa Verde and Grainy Mustard Mashed Potatoes from Tyler Florence: Stirring the Pot. Sounds good, doesn't it? Yeah, it sounded good to me too. But the recipe called for a 4 pound boneless pork shoulder. I knew I had a pork shoulder in the freezer, so I defrosted it and was ready to go. Except, that my lovely pork shoulder was wrapped in white freezer paper, and when I unwrapped it, I realized it was not so lovely. It had a big, weirdly angled, bone in it and lots of gristly veins of fat, plus it was only about 2 ½ pounds! Not the kind of pork roast to stand on it's own.

    So, I moved on to Plan B. Except, I had already made the marinade. To make a long story short (I know, I know, too late), I marinated the roast in the original rub and roasted it. It was amazing!!! This is now my pork shoulder rub. Seriously this was the best flavored pork ever! I just couldn't serve it alone, so I ended up making a cilantro salsa and serving it as a taco with some Mexican rice and refried beans. It was still sooooo good.

    Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder

    1 4-pound boneless Pork Shoulder (don't make my mistake)
    2 tablespoons fennel seeds
    4 garlic cloves, peeled
    ¼ cup chopped fresh rosemary leaves
    ¼ cup chopped fresh sage leaves
    4 tablespoons kosher salt (1 tablespoon for every pound of meat)
    1 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
    ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil

    For the rub, toast the fennel seeds in a small saute pan over medium heat until fragrant. In a food processor combine the toasted fennel seeds, garlic, rosemary, sage, salt, and pepper. Pulse to combine. With the motor running, gradually pour the oil through the feed tube to form a paste. Rub the herb paste on the pork. Cover the pork with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours or overnight.

    Place the pork, fat side up, in a roasting pan fitted with a rack insert. Preheat the oven to 325. Allow the meat to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Loosely cover pork with aluminum foil; roast about 3 hours, until juices fun clear (160 F). Let the meat stand for about 15 minutes before slicing.

    This will be my entry for this week's Tyler Florence Fridays. Be sure and check out the weekly round-up on Friday, or better yet, enter it yourself! You know you want to try a Tyler recipe!

    More Food Recipes

    • Tuna Nicoise Salad
    • Cashew Chicken with Broccoli
    • Bread Machine Buttermilk Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread
    • Seared Salmon with Tomato Avocado Salsa

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Kevin says

      February 11, 2009 at 11:54 am

      That pork sounds tasty! The meal looks good and I like the sound of that cilantro salsa.

      Reply
    2. Lori Lynn says

      February 08, 2009 at 2:16 am

      Pam, this photo is awesome!
      LL

      Reply
    3. karen says

      February 07, 2009 at 8:16 pm

      your pic is beautiful. glad your plan b worked out!

      Reply
    4. Debinhawaii says

      February 07, 2009 at 9:23 am

      Love the tacos with the gorgeous cilantro salsa. The pork rub sounds so delicious too!

      Reply
    5. n.o.e says

      February 07, 2009 at 12:19 am

      Oh, my, that pork sounds delicious, both as the recipe is written and as you improvised. Love the tacos!
      Nancy

      Reply
    6. [eatingclub] vancouver || js says

      February 06, 2009 at 8:53 pm

      That is one seriously yummy meal: good thinking with the tortilla and refried beans. Delish!

      Reply
    7. Grace says

      February 06, 2009 at 12:35 pm

      i daresay that you do a better job with tyler's dishes than he can do himself. beautiful!

      Reply
    8. SweetPeaSurry says

      February 06, 2009 at 2:16 am

      Oh my goodness ... I've missed so many of your posts. I promise I'll get back too them ... This looks wonderful. I love your take on it too. heck ... use what you've got I always say!!!

      Reply
    9. Lisa says

      February 06, 2009 at 6:59 am

      That looks so delicious and your cilantro salsa is beautiful. On top of that, your photo is really striking. Nice post!

      Reply
    10. Michelle says

      February 06, 2009 at 6:52 am

      WOW...fennel and pork has to be a wonderful combination. We've had such a brutal winter this year and pork roast just seems to taste so good.

      Reply
    11. Jennifer says

      February 05, 2009 at 9:43 pm

      Beautiful!!! I love Tyler Florence, none of his recipes have ever failed me 🙂

      Reply
    12. Terri and Bob says

      February 05, 2009 at 3:11 pm

      Mmmm. MMmmmm. wow. Mmmmmm.

      Reply
    13. Joanne says

      February 05, 2009 at 1:53 pm

      They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and it looks like you've proved just that. I wonder how this rub would be on pork tenderloin or pork chops, which I definitely cook more often than pork shoulder. Hmmm...

      Reply
    14. E Mama says

      February 05, 2009 at 1:24 pm

      I just love your beautiful photo's of yummy food!

      Reply
    15. Pearl says

      February 05, 2009 at 5:19 pm

      i seriously JUST HEARD tyler's voice saying "today we're going to be making the ultimate pork shoulder...."

      *sigh* 🙂

      Reply
    16. Paula says

      February 05, 2009 at 4:58 pm

      While your original meal plan sounded wonderful, I've got to tell you that you final plan was even better! Those pork tacos would even be devoured by my picky eaters! Love the gorgeous pork on the soft corn taco shell, along with that cilanro salsa ... YUM! Rounding it out with rice and beans sounds so good. I love the ingredients in that rub especially the fennel ... I can see why you liked it so much! 🙂

      Reply
    17. Pam says

      February 05, 2009 at 4:19 pm

      Another beautiful photo. I love the sound of the marinade - can't wait to try it.

      Reply
    18. Shirley says

      February 05, 2009 at 3:14 pm

      This sounds delicious. I love your idea of using it for tacos.

      Reply
    19. Marjie says

      February 05, 2009 at 3:09 pm

      When you plan something, and it doesn't work out, and you can make it work after all, isn't life grand?

      Reply
    20. E4H says

      February 05, 2009 at 2:39 pm

      definately more impressive than my rub... looks great though.

      Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Primary Sidebar

    Pam Greer from Sidewalk Shoes

    Hi, I'm Pam. I'm the person who plans whole vacations around where to eat and drink. Beautiful scenery is optional.

    More about me →

    Featured in:

    Collage of website titles

    Click here to subscribe to my newsletter.

    Slow Cooker Recipes!

    • Slow Cooker Beef and Sweet Potato Chili
    • Slow Cooker Pinto Beans with Beef and Bacon
    • Slow Cooker Vegetarian Lasagna
    • Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Casserole

    See more More Slow Cooker Recipes →

    Instant Pot Recipes

    • Instant Pot Pineapple Rice
    • Instant Pot Asian Pork Noodle Soup
    • Instant Pot Green Beans with Bacon and Mushrooms
    • Instant Pot Pumpkin Pie Steel Cut Oats

    See more Instant Pot Recipes →

    Sidewalk Shoes is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

    Footer

    ^ back to top

    About

    • Privacy Policy
    • About Me
    • Contact me!

    Copyright © 2022 Sidewalk Shoes