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Braised Italian Pork Agrodolce

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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Degree of Difficulty : Easy
Servings: 4 people

Ingredients 

Agrodolce

  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
  • 3 tbsp honey
  • 1 anchovy fillet, or 1 tbspn anchovy paste
  • 2 cloves garlic, grated
  • 1 tbsp fresh rosemary finely chopped
  • 1 tsp Asian chili sauce (hot)
  • 1 tsp freshly cracked black pepper or more to taste

Pork Shoulder

  • 2 1/2 lbs pork shoulder cubed into 3" pieces
  • 1 tbsp olive oil to drizzle in pan
  • 1 tbsp kosher salt

Garnish

Instructions

  • Gather all ingredients before starting the recipe.
  • Pre heat oven to Convection Oven325 °F
  • Cube 2 1/2 lbs pork shoulder and set aside.
  • Combine 2 tbsp tomato paste, 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar, 1/4 cup white wine vinegar, 3 tbsp honey, 1 anchovy fillet, or 1 tbspn anchovy paste, 2 cloves garlic, grated, 1 tbsp fresh rosemary finely chopped, 1 tsp Asian chili sauce (hot), and 1 tsp freshly cracked black pepper or more to taste in a medium bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside until ready to use.
  • Drizzle 1 tbsp olive oil in bottom of a medium sized dutch oven and add cubed pork shoulder. Season with 1 tbsp kosher salt and 1 tsp freshly cracked black pepper or more to taste.
  • Add balsamic vinegar mixture, all at once, to the cubed pork and mix to combine, making sure that the mixture covers the pork evenly.
  • Transfer pork to a pre heated oven and braise for about 2 hours or until the pork is soft and tender.

Garnish

  • Add roasted tomatoes and serve.