ChezJJP       food. brooklyn. eat.

The boned pork shoulder from Whole Foo's comes nicely wrapped in this funky elastic netting which I'll admit makes it a nice unform bundle with some good weight on it.

The idea is to make some pulled pork without using the grill, and for this, a nice heavy dutch oven will do the trick. You will need season the sucker with whatever you wish (salt, pepper, garlic granules in this case)  and give it a good sear on all sides (this step is optional, but if you want some good gravy, don't skip it).

Then take it out and throw a bunch of onions and brown mustard seeds in there.

Add a nice liberal amount of vinegar, then throw the whole thing with the lid on at 250 degrees F and go to sleep. The next morning, yank it out and let it sit in the fridge duing the whole day while you're at work.

When you get home, take it out, pull the pork, separate the onions (keep these handy), and remix the gravy with the pork while you heat it slowly so that your shoulder is nice and flavorful.

Then, pile the pork on potato buns, top with more gravy and onions, and enjoy!

Braising - It sounds like a complicated word representing a technique that can only be done right after spending grueling years at various culinary institutions and losing limbs from knife related incidents in the quest for success. Well, wrong. Braising means:

COOK THIS MEAT IN SOME LIQUID AT LOW HEAT FOR A LONG TIME

A couple definitions: by meat, we mean a part of the animal suitable for braising. This excludes things like beef strip steaks and pork chops and those skirt steaks that everyone thinks is so "cool to know about". It includes things like beef short ribs, cubes of chuck, pork shoulders and yeah..a bunch of other stuff. Ask your butcher what they like to braise the best.

By liquid, we mean any liquid. Water, brine, wine, apple juice, beer...you name it. Just make sure it goes well with the meat and the rest of the dish (e.g. leave the apple juice for pork, not beef). And we dont mean to drown the meat in the liquid, but give a fair amount. Be judgmental. Like half or a quarter of a bottle of wine, or something.