Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder with Cherry Sauce

Name: Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder with Cherry Sauce
Yield: Serves 8 to 12
Ingredients: 1 , bone-in pork butt, 6 to 8 pounds (see note); 1/3 cup, kosher salt; 1/3 cup, packed light brown sugar; , ground black pepper; 10 ounces, fresh or frozen pitted cherries; 2 cups, red wine; 3/4 cup, granulated sugar; 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon, red wine vinegar; 1/4 cup, ruby port

Main Courses
Pork
Roasts

Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2010

Most modern-day cooks know "roast pork" as the lean, bland loin. To bring back rich, old-fashioned flavor, we took a closer look at the choices in the butcher case.

SERVES 8 to 12

TIME 6¼ to 7¼ hours, plus 12 hours brining and 1 hour resting

Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder with Cherry Sauce

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