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Pork Roast With White Beans and Cranberries
 
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Prep Time: 480 Minutes
Cook Time: 180 Minutes
Ready In: 660 Minutes
Servings: 12
From Cooking Light; looks like a nice fall dinner. Prep time includes soaking the beans.
Ingredients:
1 lb dried navy beans, about 2 cups
5 lbs pork shoulder blade roast, trimmed
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons fresh sage, divided
1 1/2 cups shallots, sliced-about 8 medium
5 cups water
3 sprigs fresh sage
1/2 cup dried cranberries
Directions:
1. Sort and wash beans; place in a large Dutch oven.
2. Cover with water to 2 inches above beans; cover and let stand 8 hours. Drain.
3. Preheat oven to 350.
4. Sprinkle roast with 1 t salt and pepper.
5. Rub surface of roast with 4 t minced sage.
6. Heat a Dutch oven over med high heat.
7. Coat pan with cooking spray.
8. Add roast to pan; cook for 15 min, turning to brown on all sides.
9. Remove roast from pan.
10. Add shallots to pan; saute 3 min or til tender.
11. Return roast to pan.
12. Add remaining 1/2 t salt, beans, 5 cups water, and sage sprigs to pan; bring to a simmer.
13. Cover and bake at 350 for 2 hours. Add cranberries and bake another 30 min or til tender.
14. Remove sage sprigs; discard.
15. Remove roast from pan; shred meat with 2 forks.
16. Sprinkle with remaining minced sage.
17. Serve roast with bean mixture.
By RecipeOfHealth.com