Juiced-up Roast Pork

By ccavaletti

Ingredients

• 2 cups orange juice
• 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh oregano leaves
• 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh sage leaves
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
• 1 teaspoon ground chipotle chile powder
• 1 (5- to 6-lb.) boneless pork shoulder roast (Boston butt)

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

1. Process orange juice and next 8 ingredients in a blender until smooth.

2. Pierce roast with a sharp knife at 2-inch intervals. Place roast in a large zip-top plastic freezer bag; pour orange juice mixture over roast, turning to coat. Seal and chill at least 4 hours or up to 8 hours, turning occasionally.

3. Remove roast from marinade, reserving marinade. Place roast on a wire rack in an aluminum foil-lined roasting pan.

4. Bake at 450° for 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 300°, and bake 4 more hours or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion of roast registers 150°, basting with reserved marinade every 30 minutes during first 3 hours of baking time. Let roast stand 10 minutes before slicing.

Marvin D. Woods, Southern Living
MARCH 2007