Pork Roast With White Beans And Cranberries - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 lb dried navy beans, about 2 cups
    5 lbs pork shoulder blade roast, trimmed
    1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
    1/4 teaspoon pepper
    2 tablespoons fresh sage, divided
    1 1/2 cups shallots, sliced-about 8 medium
    5 cups water
    3 sprigs fresh sage
    1/2 cup dried cranberries
Preparation
    Sort and wash beans; place in a large Dutch oven.
    Cover with water to 2 inches above beans; cover and let stand 8 hours. Drain.
    Preheat oven to 350.
    Sprinkle roast with 1 t salt and pepper.
    Rub surface of roast with 4 t minced sage.
    Heat a Dutch oven over med high heat.
    Coat pan with cooking spray.
    Add roast to pan; cook for 15 min, turning to brown on all sides.
    Remove roast from pan.
    Add shallots to pan; saute 3 min or til tender.
    Return roast to pan.
    Add remaining 1/2 t salt, beans, 5 cups water, and sage sprigs to pan; bring to a simmer.
    Cover and bake at 350 for 2 hours. Add cranberries and bake another 30 min or til tender.
    Remove sage sprigs; discard.
    Remove roast from pan; shred meat with 2 forks.
    Sprinkle with remaining minced sage.
    Serve roast with bean mixture.

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