Baton Rouge Fire Department Pork Roast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 to 5 lb. Boston Butt or comparable roast with fat
Cajun seasoning to taste
garlic salt to taste
salt to taste
pepper to taste

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Season all sides of roast very well with Cajun seasoning, garlic salt, salt and pepper.
Put roast in open pan (fat side up so that it will melt down over roast) with 1/2-inch of water added to pan.
Allow 30 minutes cooking time for each pound of meat.
Cook 1 hour, then cover with foil and cook for remainder of allotted time.
(Keep water level consistent in pan, adding water as needed.)
After roast is covered with foil and has \"roasted\" 2 1/2 to 3 hours, check the level of water again and continue to cook one more hour.
Remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes before carving.