Roast Pork Dip

Roast Pork Dip
Evan Sung for The New York Times
Total Time
4 to 5 hours
Rating
4(166)
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This roast pork dip sandwich, with shredded meat slathered in a rich roux-based dipping sauce, comes from Brian Landry, the chef and an owner of Borgne Restaurant in New Orleans. Pork butt, pierced with garlic slivers and rubbed with fresh rosemary, is slow-roasted until meltingly tender on a bed of vegetables that flavor the final sauce. The meat can be made ahead and then reheated before it is tucked into a crusty roll, a delicious tweak on the po’ boy. “They say the sign of a good po’ boy is how many napkins it takes to get through a sandwich,” Mr. Landry said. “This one takes a lot of napkins.” At Borgne he garnishes it with crispy fried onions, Tabasco-enhanced mayonnaise and melted Swiss cheese. —Suzanne Lenzer

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Ingredients

Yield:10 to 12 servings
  • 1bone-in pork butt (approximately 5 to 7 pounds)
  • 1head garlic, broken into individual cloves and peeled
  • Kosher salt
  • Black pepper
  • 1tablespoon fresh thyme, finely chopped, plus 1 teaspoon leaves
  • 2teaspoons fresh rosemary, finely chopped
  • 3celery stalks, roughly chopped
  • 1carrot, roughly chopped
  • 1onion, roughly chopped
  • 2fresh bay leaves
  • 4cups chicken stock
  • 1cup white wine
  • ½cup crushed tomatoes
  • 3tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • Crusty rolls or baguette
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Nutritional analysis per serving (12 servings)

141 calories; 7 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 2 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 9 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 3 grams sugars; 7 grams protein; 395 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat oven to 400 degrees. Using a small knife, make several incisions about ½ inch long and 1 inch deep all over the pork. Cut garlic cloves in half lengthwise and insert garlic pieces into each incision. Generously season pork all over with salt, pepper, chopped thyme and rosemary.

  2. Step 2

    Place celery, carrot, onion and bay leaves in a large roasting pan. Lay pork butt on top, fat side up.

  3. Step 3

    Roast pork for 30 minutes, then lower oven temperature to 300 degrees. Add chicken stock, wine and tomatoes to roasting pan. Continue to cook pork until internal temperature registers 190 degrees with an instant-read thermometer and meat is fork-tender, another 3 to 4 hours. If pork begins to brown too quickly, cover loosely with aluminum foil.

  4. Step 4

    Transfer pork to a platter and allow to rest for at least 20 minutes. Using a fine sieve, strain cooking liquid. Skim off as much fat as you can and reserve liquid.

  5. Step 5

    Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour and cook, stirring constantly until a light brown roux is formed, 7 to 8 minutes. Whisk in 4 cups of the drippings and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and reaches the consistency of sauce, about 10 minutes. Season with thyme leaves, salt and pepper.

  6. Step 6

    When pork is cool enough to handle, shred with a fork, then add it along with the sauce back to a large pan and reheat. Serve on crusty rolls or baguette, garnished as desired.

Tip
  • If you are also making boudin balls, set aside 1 pound of roasted pork before shredding, and 1 cup drippings before skimming fat from cooking liquid. You will be left with enough meat for about 8 to 10 sandwiches.

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This is a very flavorful variation on pulled pork! It makes a huge amount, but it all got eaten! The herbs, celery and white wine gave the dish great depth. The next time I used a boneless pork sirloin roast 4 lb.) and cooked it in a slow cooker on high for 6 hours -- even better, not as much fat to separate from the sauce.

This is a great jumping off recipe. I used the slow cooker and followed the recipe for ingredients. The pork butt was around 4# and finished in approx. 4.5 hours. Easily pulled apart using forks. I add my homemade bbq sauce and served over whole wheat buns. Plenty of leftovers and froze balance. I strained the veggies and chilled the cooking liquid,scooped off fat and will use for a soup.

MC- I’m no professional but I love to pressure cook! 1. pat roast dry, insert garlic, salt and pepper meat then brown on both sides with a bit of oil in a classic pressure cooker pot, or cast iron Dutch oven/pan if you don’t have an iron Dutch. Set aside. 2. Add a bit more oil to the pot. Add onions and cook until soft. Add spices and other veggies, cook until spices fragrant. 3. Add liquids and pork back; bring to high pressure then cook 25min (4lb roast). Nat release 15 min then quick

Great flavorful pork. It may have been my butt, but after cooking in a 12 inch cast iron skillet, I had nothing like 4 cups of drippings left. Although I intended to make the sauce, just serving the flavor bomb cooked vegetables with the meat and crusty bread on the side, was very satisfying. I believe discarding them to be a terrible waste. I would like to see this recipe converted for cooking in an Instant Pot to short cut this hours long process and hopefully get similar results.

So easy and delicious! Used a 7 lb pork shoulder and a Dutch oven. After braising, I let it cool for a day-ish and skimmed the solidified fat easily. Made sandwiches with garlicky broccoli rabe and some melted fontina. Could have taken a bath in that jus tbh.

Outstanding recipe! A big wet umami bomb! We serve on crusty rolls garnished with Creole mayonnaise, classic coleslaw (cabbage, mayo, cider vinegar, sugar & Worcestershire), sliced Emmenthal or Muenster and the crispy onions from a can. Folks swoon.

Flavorful Juicy and Tender Made in pressure cooker. Meal 1 over mashed potatoes, Meal 2 in street tacos with cabbage slaw, Meal 3 as intended in crusty rolls. Very flavorful and versatile dish.

I used a roasting pan, should have used a Dutch oven. Only ended up with a one and a half cups of liquid.

So easy and delicious! Used a 7 lb pork shoulder and a Dutch oven. After braising, I let it cool for a day-ish and skimmed the solidified fat easily. Made sandwiches with garlicky broccoli rabe and some melted fontina. Could have taken a bath in that jus tbh.

This made a truly delicious meal. Don't skip the fried onions. They are easy to make and add to the sandwich. One tip--don't make this in a pyrex pan (this may be obvious for some). I added room temperature liquid to the pan after the initial 30 min roasting and I had a glass explosion. I was able to save the roast but a total PITA to clean up.

Tomato allergy Made it as written sans tomatoes. Very tasty. Love the garlic. Next time I may wrap in plastic wrap for a day or two after step 1.

I made this and the flavor leaps out of the meat, gravy and veggies. Don’t discard veggies they are an awesome side dish. I also didn’t fave 4 cups of liquid so added a bit more chicken broth. Would definitely make again. I think this should be cooked covered

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MC- I’m no professional but I love to pressure cook! 1. pat roast dry, insert garlic, salt and pepper meat then brown on both sides with a bit of oil in a classic pressure cooker pot, or cast iron Dutch oven/pan if you don’t have an iron Dutch. Set aside. 2. Add a bit more oil to the pot. Add onions and cook until soft. Add spices and other veggies, cook until spices fragrant. 3. Add liquids and pork back; bring to high pressure then cook 25min (4lb roast). Nat release 15 min then quick

Great flavorful pork. It may have been my butt, but after cooking in a 12 inch cast iron skillet, I had nothing like 4 cups of drippings left. Although I intended to make the sauce, just serving the flavor bomb cooked vegetables with the meat and crusty bread on the side, was very satisfying. I believe discarding them to be a terrible waste. I would like to see this recipe converted for cooking in an Instant Pot to short cut this hours long process and hopefully get similar results.

So GOOD. Gravy was the BEST. I used the stock and wine called for even though the fresh picnic I used was 10lbs. Peeled fat back and inserted the garlic cloves, sprinkled with S&P and dried thyme. Laid the fat cap back on and roasted at 300 until falling off the bone, about 6 hours. Instead of diced tomatoes I used about 3 TLB of tomato paste I had in the freezer. Used the veg called for. Lends itself well to pantry cooking.

Really good! You can’t overdo the garlic. Do take the time to make the dipping sauce. It makes this dish special. Gave it 5 stars! I used a cast iron pot deep enough to hold everything. You con’t go wrong using cast iron!

Excellent! Thank you as it is so good as written!

This is a fantastic. This will be my go-to pork butt recipe. I skipped the bread and made some brown rice to sop up all the delicious sauce. That being said, when it first came out of the oven I sampled it; you could skip the sauce step (reserve it for soup or a gravy side for another day) and top it with some slaw or hot sauce and it would be just as tasty.

This is a great jumping off recipe. I used the slow cooker and followed the recipe for ingredients. The pork butt was around 4# and finished in approx. 4.5 hours. Easily pulled apart using forks. I add my homemade bbq sauce and served over whole wheat buns. Plenty of leftovers and froze balance. I strained the veggies and chilled the cooking liquid,scooped off fat and will use for a soup.

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Adapted from Brian Landry, Borgne, New Orleans

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