Iron Range Porketta 

You can buy prepared porketta in most supermarkets in northern Minnesota and in other parts of the country these days, but it is well worth making your own. I use the porketta recipe from B.J. Carpenter’s “Come, You Taste: Family Recipes From the Iron Range.” It can be served as a traditional roast, but I like the porketta sliced thin and served on rolls with a slice of mild cheese such as provolone. If you don’t want to tie up your oven for hours, the pork will cook well in a slow cooker, but the meat will be shredded rather than sliced. Porketta is a great dish to serve to folks watching the football game at home, or to bring to a tailgate party to have alongside cold beer. Serves 10 1 (5-pound) pork butt or shoulder roast, boned 2 tablespoons kosher or coarse sea salt, or to taste 2 …

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