Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder for a Crowd

Salt, sugar, and six hours of leaving it alone.

⏱ 7 hr · easy · 🍽 serves 10

Ingredients

• 7 lb bone-in pork shoulder
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup kosher salt
• 7 tbsp brown sugar
• Rice, lettuce leaves and kimchi to serve

Steps

1. Rub the shoulder all over with the sugar and salt and refrigerate at least 6 hours, ideally overnight.
2. Rinse the cure off and pat dry. Heat the oven to 300F.
3. Roast fat side up in a shallow pan for 6 hours, basting with the pan juices every hour, until it collapses under a fork.
4. Raise the oven to 500F. Pat the brown sugar over the top and roast 10 to 15 minutes until it forms a dark crust.
5. Rest 20 minutes, then pull it apart at the table.
6. Serve with rice, lettuce leaves to wrap it in, and something sharp on the side.