Easy Brown Sugar Pork Roast

By MaryEllen

This slow cooked pork shoulder glistens in a rich brown sugar crust.

Ingredients

• 1 3-to 5-pound) pork shoulder
• 1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup water or apple juice
• 1 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400F.

Place pork in a roasting pan. Pour Worcestershire over pork. Combine sugar, thyme and pepper. Pat sugar mixture over meat to form a sort of crust. Pour water or juice into bottom of pan. Place pork in oven and immediately reduce temperature to 250F. Cook 4 hours, uncovered, or until meat thermometer registers 160F. Remove meat from pan. Add salt to juices and serve with sliced or pulled pork.