Chef John's Garlic-Studded Roast Pork

Name: Chef John's Garlic-Studded Roast Pork
Total time: 755
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 ½ pounds bone-in pork shoulder roast; 6 cloves garlic, halved; 1 tablespoon olive oil; kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning; 1 teaspoon dried rosemary; 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste; 1 tablespoon olive oil; ¼ cup thinly sliced baby romaine lettuce; ¼ cup halved cherry tomatoes; 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 2 cups cooked white beans

Recipe by John Mitzewich from allrecipes.com

Dinner 13 Hr. 35 Mins.

Ingredients

6 servings

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3 ½ pounds bone-in pork shoulder roast
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6 cloves garlic, halved
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
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1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
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1 teaspoon dried rosemary

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1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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¼ cup thinly sliced baby romaine lettuce
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¼ cup halved cherry tomatoes
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3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
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2 cups cooked white beans

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Cut about 6 holes per side into pork roast with a sharp knife and insert garlic clove halves into the holes. Rub roast with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Season all sides of roast with kosher salt and a generous amount of black pepper, Italian seasoning, rosemary, and cayenne pepper. Place into a roasting pan.
Roast in the preheated oven for 3 hours. Turn off the oven with roast inside and leave it to rest for 1 hour. Refrigerate meat overnight.
Cut cold pork into 1/2-inch-thick slices. If any garlic appears on the cut surface of the meat, pick it out so it doesn't burn. Season slices with salt.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a heavy skillet over medium-low heat and sear pork slices in the hot oil until browned and crusty, about 10 minutes per side.
Toss lettuce with tomatoes in a bowl and drizzle with red wine vinegar; toss again to coat.
Heat beans in a saucepan over low heat. Layer about 1/3 cup white beans into a large, shallow soup plate; top beans with a slice of pork shoulder and about 1/4 cup lettuce mixture.