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Charcoal-grilled Pork Shoulder with Fresh Herbs and Roasted Garlic Recipe

Charcoal-grilled Pork Shoulder with Fresh Herbs and Roasted Garlic Recipe

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Charcoal-grilled Pork Shoulder with Fresh Herbs and Roasted Garlic

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Ingredients:

Serving

1/3 cup sea salt
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1 garlic head, cut in half
10 peppercorns
2 dried bay leaves
2 whole allspice berries
4 juniper berries
stems from 1 bunch parsley ( save leaves for garlic herb rub)
1 bone-in pork shoulder (5 lbs.; also called butt), excess fat removed ( leave a thin layer)
3 garlic heads
about 1/3 cup olive oil, divided
1 bunch fresh oregano or marjoram
2 to 3 sprigs (5 in.) fresh rosemary
leaves from 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley
1/4 tsp dried culinary lavender
sea salt and pepper

Directions:

Brine pork: Simmer all brine ingredients in a large stockpot with 3 cups water, stirring occasionally, until salt dissolves. Remove from heat and add 9 cups cold water. Let cool. Add pork and chill, covered, at least 1 day and up to 2.
Begin rub while pork is brining: Preheat oven to 375°. Slice garlic heads in half crosswise and set on a sheet of foil. Drizzle with about 1 1/2 tbsp. oil and enclose in foil. Roast 40 minutes, or until cloves are buttery soft. Let cool.
Remove pork from refrigerator about 45 minutes before cooking, drain, dry thoroughly with paper towels, and let sit at room temperature.
Pull oregano and rosemary leaves from stems; chop finely, along with parsley leaves. Crush lavender in a mortar with a pestle (or put in a resealable plastic bag and pound with a meat mallet). Squish garlic cloves from their skins into a small bowl. Add 1/4 cup oil and smash garlic into a paste with a spoon. Stir in herbs and lavender; season lightly with salt and pepper. Pat garlic herb paste all over pork.
Ignite 45 to 50 briquets in a chimney starter on a fireproof surface (not on firegrate). Set a drip pan (roughly 6 by 8 in.) in center of firegrate and fill halfway with water. When coals are coated with ash (about 15 minutes), use tongs to arrange on either side of drip pan. Set cooking grate in place. Cover grill and, if your grill doesn't have a built-in thermometer, insert a smoker thermometer* through lid vent. Close grill vents as needed to bring temperature down to 300° (you may need to remove coals to get the temperature down; return them to the chimney starter).
Put meat, fat side up, on cooking grate over drip pan and cover grill. Grill pork, keeping the temperature between 250° and 300° and adding 5 or 6 coals to either side of drip pan every 30 minutes or so, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into pork registers 160°, about 4 1/2 hours.
Let pork rest 15 minutes before carving.
*Find a smoker thermometer online ($17).
Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	4307.81 Kcal (18036 kJ)
Calories from fat	2095.59 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	232.84g	358%
Cholesterol	1519.56mg	507%
Sodium	39093.76mg	1629%
Potassium	7905.13mg	168%
Total Carbs	76.17g	25%
Sugars	70.58g	282%
Dietary Fiber	0.85g	3%
Protein	454.46g	909%
Vitamin C	26.7mg	45%
Iron	24.2mg	134%
Calcium	443.3mg	44%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	170.62 Kcal (714 kJ)
Calories from fat	83 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	9.22g	358%
Cholesterol	60.18mg	507%
Sodium	1548.38mg	1629%
Potassium	313.1mg	168%
Total Carbs	3.02g	25%
Sugars	2.8g	282%
Dietary Fiber	0.03g	3%
Protein	18g	909%
Vitamin C	1.1mg	45%
Iron	1mg	134%
Calcium	17.6mg	44%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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