Braised Korean Pork - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (10 lb) pork shoulder
3 teaspoons vegetable oil
Sauce
2 pears, cored and diced
1 cup diced carrot
1 cup diced celery
1 cup diced onion
10 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, finely chopped
1 quart apple juice
Korean Rub
1/4 cup salt
1/8 cup minced garlic
1/8 cup korean red pepper
1/8 cup paprika
1/8 cup curry powder
1/8 cup black pepper

Preparation

Heat oven to 375\u00b0F In a small bowl, mix spices together for Korean Rub. Rinse pork and pat dry. Pat rub all over pork.
In a large, heavy-bottomed pot, heat oil over medium high heat. Add pork and sear on all sides. Remove from pan and transfer to a roasting pan.
For sauce: Add pears, carrots, celery, onions, garlic and ginger to pot. Cook until tender over medium heat, eight to twelve minutes. Once vegetables are tender, add apple juice and increase heat to medium high, stirring constantly and scraping bottom and sides of pan with wooden spoon to deglaze.
Pour sauce over pork in roasting pan. Cover with foil and bake for three hours.