Pulled Pork Lasagna

By MooK

Ingredients

• For pork
• 5 lb pork shoulder
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 5 cloves garlic
• 5 sprigs thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
• 2 quarts chicken stock
• salt
• Peach sauce
• 4 very ripe peaches, diced
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 4 leaves basil, torn, plus 5 leaves chiffonaded
• For the lasagna
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 cup pearl onions, blanched
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon sherry vinegar
• 4 ounces pea tendrils
• 8 sheets fresh pasta
• 1 bunch chives, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup grated cojita cheese

Preparation

Step 1

For the pork:

Place the chopped carrot, onion, and celery in a roasting pan. Top with garlic, thyme, bay leaf, peppercorns and coriander seeds. Season pork with salt and place on top of veggies. Add chicken stock.
Place in 300°F oven for about 3 hours, until tender. Allow to cool in refrigerator. Use a fork to “pull” meat apart.

For the peach sauce: 

Toss peaches in a bowl with sugar and salt and let sit for 30 minutes.
Push lightly through a strainer over a small pot to extract the juices, add the torn basil leaves and reduce by half over medium heat.
Pick out basil leaves, add the remainder of the peaches to the pot and cook on low until just heated through.
Remove from pot and spread on a sheet pan to cool so they do not overcook. When cool, toss with basil chiffonade.

To assemble the lasagna: 

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and season heavily with salt.
In a large sauté pan, heat the pulled pork with the chicken stock, pearl onions and 2 tablespoons of the butter. Season with sherry vinegar and add salt as needed.
Remove from heat and add pea tendrils, then set aside.
In another large sauté pan, melt the remaining butter with 2 tablespoons of water over medium-low heat until a thick, bubbly sauce is formed.
Add fresh pasta to boiling water and cook for about a minute, then remove from water and place into butter sauce. Season with salt as needed and add chopped chives.
In a shallow casserole dish, layer pork mixture, then pasta, then pork and pasta again. Top each portion with 2 tablespoons of cotija cheese, then 2 tablespoons of peach salsa and serve.