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Roasted Pork Shoulder

Bruce's Foodland Recipe, Friday July 20th, 2018
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword pork, roast, shoulder
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours

Ingredients

  • 4 -5 lbs pork shoulder bone in
  • 1 onion medium, sliced
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 4 tbsps liquid smoke
  • 1/2 tbsp seasoning salt
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1/4 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tbsp black pepper ground

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Rub roast well on all sides with liquid smoke.
  3. Combine salt, garlic powder and pepper in a bowl and mix well.
  4. Add 1 Tbs of the above mixture to the seasoned salt and sprinkle this mixture on all sides of roast---You may not need to use it all, use your own judgement.
  5. Place roast in a large roasting pan or dutch oven---add the onion, water (pour around roast, not over it) and bay leaves.
  6. Cover, place in oven and cook for 2 1/2- 3 hours, or until internal temperature of meat is 170 degrees F.
  7. Remove from oven and pan-- let roast cool for a few minutes.
  8. Slice meat or shred as for pulled pork (I usually do half sliced and half pulled).
  9. Serve on bread or buns with your favorite BBQ sauce or coat bread or buns with mayonnaise