Beef / Pork

Cocoa Pork is for Dinner.

Cocoa Pork takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Cocoa Pork takes 160 minutes to cook.

Cocoa Pork makes 24 servings.

The ingredients for Cocoa Pork are:

5 to 6 lb boneless pork shoulder; 2 tbl vegetable oil; 2 tbls. kosher salt; 3 tbl unsweetened cocoa powder; 3 tblspoons packed light brown sugar; zest of 1 orange; 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 1/4 tsp ground clove; 3 med. yellow onions, quartered; 1/3 c. freshly squeezed orange juice; 1/4 c. red wine vinegar

Here is how you make Cocoa Pork:

4 oz serving:In a small mixing bowl, add the cocoa, sugar, orange zest, black pepper and clove. Combine well to form a rub. Coat the pork with oil and sprinkle with salt, smear the cocoa rub all over the pork shoulder. Add the onion quarters and pork to a large dish and pour the orange juice and red wine vinegar over the pork. Cover with plast wrap and refigerate for 4 to 12 hours to marinate.Let pork sit at room temperature while oven heats up, at leat 45 minutes to 1 hour.Preheat the over to 426 degrees F and arrange a rack in the middle. Remove pork from marinade and dry well. Put the pork in a clean dry roasting pan and roast until the skin is browned, about 30 mins. Reduce the oven to 325 degrees F, scatter onion from the marinade around the pork and roast until the internal temperature registers 155 degrees F on an instant-read themometer, about 2 to 2 1/2 hours.Transfer the pork to a cutting board and cover loosely with foil. Allow the roast to rest for 15 to 30 mins. before carvingNumber of Servings: 24Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user IMADITZ1.

The nutritional information for Cocoa Pork is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 24
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 387.4

• Total Fat: 28.6 g
• Cholesterol: 106.5 mg
• Sodium: 201.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 5.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
• Protein: 27.0 g