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Braised Pork with Milk
Rate: 5
Reviews: 198
  Ingredients:
    An easy, luxurious, and always surprising dish, where the milk reduces to curds and the pork becomes fork-tender. But you’ve got to use a roast from the shoulder end, either a boneless rib roast or a piece of shoulder. Other cuts and meats you can use: To my surprise, a friend suggested I try this with bone-in chicken thighs, and it worked beautifully. Much quicker too. Also veal shoulder.
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • One 2- to 3-pound boneless pork rib roast or shoulder
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • At least 4 cups whole milk

How to make
Braised Pork with Milk
  • Put a heavy pot with a lid or a Dutch oven that will hold the roast snugly over medium-high heat and add the oil, swirling to coat. When the oil shimmers, add the roast. Brown well on all sides, turning the meat as necessary; the process will take about 10 minutes, perhaps longer. While the meat is browning, sprinkle it with salt and pepper.
  • Add enough milk to the pan to come most of the way up the sides of the roast. Bring to a boil, then turn the heat to low so the liquid bubbles gently (adjust the heat as necessary), partly covered, for at least an hour, turning the roast once or twice.
  • Cook until the roast is quite tender and the milk is reduced to small nut-brown clumps (curds), anywhere from 1 to 2 more hours. If the milk begins to dry out before the roast is cooked, add 1/2 cup milk, repeating if necessary. When the pork is done, transfer it to a warm serving platter.
  • Spoon off most of the fat from the sauce and add 1/4 cup water. Turn the heat to high and reduce, scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to dislodge the bits of pork. Carve the meat into slices, pouring half of the sauce over the roast and passing the rest at the table. Serve immediately.
  • MAKES: 4 to 6 servings
  • TIME: At least 2 hours
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