How to cider braise pork in a cook and hold of oven

Slow braising overnight in the Alto-Shaam Cook & Hold oven frees up your burners and other ovens for production during the day!!

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STEPS
INGREDIENTS

Trim pork butts

Trim pork butts

Trim out the bone

Trim out the bone

Cut into 8 to 10 ounce steaks

Cut into 8 to 10 ounce steaks

Cure with garlic salt sugar and herbs

Cure with garlic salt sugar and herbs

Pulse the cure  ingredients into a rough paste

Pulse the cure ingredients into a rough paste

Fully coat all the steaks

Fully coat all the steaks

Air cure overnight and rinse off excess  cure

Air cure overnight and rinse off excess cure

Sear

Sear

Cook down more poix

Cook down more poix

Add apple juice, red wine and stock.  Then cook down.

Add apple juice, red wine and stock. Then cook down.

Cover steaks with cooking liquid

Cover steaks with cooking liquid

Overnight braise in Cook  & Hold oven.  Cook at 250F (121C).  Hold at 160F (71C).  Set probe to 170F (77C).

Overnight braise in Cook & Hold oven. Cook at 250F (121C). Hold at 160F (71C). Set probe to 170F (77C).

Strain the braising liquid off the meat and reduce

Strain the braising liquid off the meat and reduce

Plate and serve

Plate and serve

  • Pork Butt
  • Salt
  • Quick cure
  • Brown sugar
  • Garlic
  • Thyme
  • Cinnamon
  • Apple juice
  • Red wine
  • Stock
  • Onions
  • Carrots