Apple Stuffed Pork Shoulder

Name: Apple Stuffed Pork Shoulder
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 6 lbs pork shoulder (have butcher remove bones); salt and pepper, to taste; 3 tablespoons prepared mustard; 1/4 lb salt pork, diced; 1/2 cup diced celery; 1/2 cup minced onion; 2 cups apples, peeled and diced; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 cup breadcrumbs; 2 tablespoons parsley, minced; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Submitted by Molly53

"Pork shoulder is a cut of meat much easier on the budget. From the Mississippi Valley chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947. Roasting time approximate."

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Ready In:: 3hrs 20mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 12

ingredients

6 lbs pork shoulder (have butcher remove bones)
salt and pepper, to taste
3 tablespoons prepared mustard
Apple Stuffing
¹⁄₄ lb salt pork, diced
¹⁄₂ cup diced celery
¹⁄₂ cup minced onion
2 cups apples, peeled and diced
¹⁄₂ cup sugar
1 cup breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons parsley, minced
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₈ teaspoon pepper

directions

For the stuffing: Cook salt pork until crisp.
Remove from pan and cook celery and onion in fat until vegetables are tender.
Add apples and sugar; cover pan and cook until apples are tender.
Combine bread crumbs, parsley, seasonings and salt pork; mix well.
Add cooked apple mixture and mix thoroughly.
Fill cavity in pork roast with apple stuffing; fasten opening with poultry pins or skewers.
Place in a roasting pan, season with salt and pepper and roast at 350F until an internal temperature reaches 185F on a thermometer (allow 30 to 35 minutes per pound, adding weight of dressing to calculations).
When roast is half done, spread with mustard and finish roasting.

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Reviews

I just finished cooking this recipe and its AMAZING. The hint of the pork and apples is a mouth watering treat. I used Granny Smith and Braeburn apples. I used whole wheat bread for breadcrumbs that I made fresh at home. This will be my "go to" recipe for pork shoulder in the future.

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