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Roast Pork Shoulder with Fennel and Potatoes

Name: Roast Pork Shoulder with Fennel and Potatoes
Total time: 270 min
Ingredients: 1/4 cup fennel pollen or ground fennel seeds (see Note); 1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt; 1 1/2 tablespoons freshly ground pepper; One 6- to 7-pound, bone-in pork shoulder, skin removed and thick layer of fat scored; 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; 3 pounds medium Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and quartered; 1 cup dry white wine

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Porchetta can be found at weekly markets in the country towns around Foligno: whole roasted young pigs seasoned with fiore di finocchio (Umbrian wild fennel pollen) and sold either sliced and stuffed into panini (small round buns) for a snack or bought by the kilo to take home for lunch. Rather than a whole pig, Salvatore Denaro slow-roasts pork shoulder with similar seasonings (pork belly is equally delicious when roasted for 1 hour at 400 degrees). More Pork Dishes

By Salvatore Denaro

Updated on March 8, 2017

Roast Pork Shoulder with Fennel and Potatoes — Photo: © Dana Gallagher

Active Time:

20 mins

Total Time:

4 hrs 30 mins

Yield:

6

Ingredients

1/4 cup fennel pollen or ground fennel seeds (see Note)
1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
1 1/2 tablespoons freshly ground pepper
One 6- to 7-pound, bone-in pork shoulder, skin removed and thick layer of fat scored
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
3 pounds medium Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and quartered
1 cup dry white wine

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325°. In a small bowl, mix the fennel, salt and pepper. Coat the pork all over with the spice mixture and set it in a large roasting pan, fat side up. Pour the olive oil around the pork. Roll the potatoes in the oil to coat and arrange them cut sides down. Roast until the pork is very tender and the potatoes are browned on the bottom, about 3 hours.
Transfer the roasted potatoes to an ovenproof serving bowl. Pour the white wine into the pan around the pork and continue to roast the pork for 1 hour longer, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part registers 185°.
Let the pork rest for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, reheat the potatoes in the oven. Carve the pork into thick slices and serve on a platter with the potatoes.