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Ingredients
1 3-pound pork shoulder/butt or 2 pieces 1 1/2 pounds each
Kosher salt and black pepper
1 teaspoon fennel seed
1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1/3 palmful
1 teaspoon each granulated onion and garlic
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
1 tablespoon orange zest
1 tablespoon lemon zest
Olive oil, for liberal drizzling
About 1/3 cup Calvados or apple brandy
1 large bub fennel, very thinly sliced
2 onions, very thinly sliced
4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
A handful parsley, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup cloudy cider
1 cup crisp, fruity white wine
1 cup chicken stock
4 Pink Lady or Honeycrisp apples, cut into 6 wedges each
A few tablespoons Dijon mustard, to finish sauce
Preparation
Rub shoulder with salt, pepper, fennel seed, cumin, granulated garlic and onion, thyme, citrus zest and a couple drizzles of olive oil. Wrap and chill for a few hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 325°F with a rack in the lower third of oven.
Heat Dutch oven over medium high heat with a drizzle of oil. Add the pork and brown evenly on all sides. Remove pork and deglaze the pan with Calvados then add fennel, onion, garlic and parsley; season with salt and pepper. Add cider, wine and stock then place pork on top. When liquid bubbles, cover and place in oven and braise for 3 1/2 hours.
Remove pork to platter and cover. Add apples to sauce and cover. Cook 8-10 minutes to tender-crisp and stir in Dijon. Shred or slice pork and combine with sauce.
Serve pork with apples in bed of polenta.
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