COLA BRAISED WILD BOAR TOASTED PEANUT GREMOLATA
Ingredients
For the Cola Braised Wild Pork
- 3 pounds boneless pork (shanks work great as well)
- A mixture of 2 parts Coca-Cola and 1 part water (example, 2 cups cola for every 1 cup of water).
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 sprigs of fresh thyme,
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil (any high smoke point cooking oil will work)
For the Toasted Peanut Gremolata
- 1 cup fresh cilantro
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup high quality peanut oil (if you can't find, use olive oil)
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 cup toasted peanuts
- salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
STEP ONE: Start the pork
- Pre-heat your oven to 350 degree F. In a deep sided skillet heat the oil over medium-high heat. Season the pork with salt and pepper. Sear the pork on each side until nice and brown. Add enough of the 2 to 1 ratio cola/water mixture to cover the pork 3/4 of the way. Add the rest of the ingredients. Cover tightly with aluminum foil. Cook for 1.5 to 2 hours or until for tender. Meanwhile start on the potatoes.
STEP THREE: Make the Toasted Peanut Gremolata
- Place all of the ingredients in a food processor and pulse around 10 times. You don't want a puree, you're looking for a chunky mixture. Season with salt and pepper to your liking and mix to combine. If you don't have a food processor, you can chop all of the ingredients with a knife and mix together in a bowl.
STEP FOUR: Make the Glaze
- After your pork is tender remove it from the pan. Strain 2 cups of cooking liquid into a pot.
- Bring the strained liquid to a slow simmer and reduce by half. You're looking for the consistency of maple syrup here. This should take around 20-30 minutes.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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