Moroccan Slow Roasted Pork

The other day I posted about my Moroccan Seven Spice Blend and it’s getting put to use here in my Moroccan Slow Roasted Pork. Aromatic and succulent pork is pull apart delicious after slow roasting in an easy to make spice blend with black pepper, cinnamon, ginger and other warm spices like nutmeg and cardamom. Your house will smell amazing!

There’s something special about a slow roasted dinner. The aroma permeates the house as the meat renders and cooks with the spices and the juices caramelize on the outside, while the inside is moist and tender.

This Moroccan Slow Roasted Pork is just that, and while served with roasted sweet potatoes, carrots, onion and apricots, this is all made in one pan.

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Moroccan food always amazes me in that it skillfully uses meat, vegetables and fruit cohesively in one dish and with generous amounts of warm spices to bring it all together.

The Moroccan Seven Spice Blend is made up of black pepper, cinnamon, ginger and other warm spices like cardamom, nutmeg. No salt is added to the spice blend either, but I do rub the pork shoulder with both prior to slow roasting.

I like to serve this with large slices of roasted sweet potatoes, carrots, red onion, dried apricots and halved lemons. The vegetables roast along with the Moroccan Slow Roasted Pork. The rendering fat coating and caramelizing the vegetables that were tossed with olive oil and honey. All in one pan makes for an easy clean up, too.

Use the pan drippings and a squeeze the roasted lemon on top, serve with some chopped mint (optional) and this feeds a crowd.

For other amazing Moroccan dishes, try my Moroccan Chickpea Carrot Salad with Za’atar Croutons, Lamb Tagine with Dates and Apricots, or my Moroccan Lamb Meatballs with Toasted Fregula. Enjoy!

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4.93 from 13 votes

Moroccan Slow Roasted Pork

This aromatic and succulent Moroccan Slow Roasted Pork is pull apart delicious after getting rubbed with warm spices and roasted with vegetables and fruit.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time4 hrs

Total Time4 hrs 15 mins

Course: Dinner, Main

Cuisine: Moroccan

Servings: 8

Calories: 653kcal

Ingredients

• 4 lb pork shoulder , bone in
• 4 tbsp Moroccan Seven Spice Blend (separated)
• 1 tbsp kosher salt
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 4 large carrots , cut into French fry-like wedges
• 2 large sweet potatoes , cut into French fry-like wedges
• 1 red onion , sliced thick
• 1/2 cup dried apricots
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp honey
• 3 large lemons , halved
• 1/4 cup fresh mint (optional)

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 275°F. Allow pork shoulder to come to room temperature.
• Rub salt and 3 tablespoons of Moroccan Seven Spice Blend all over pork shoulder, pressing to adhere. Allow to rest while oven heats up.
• Peel and cut the carrots into thick, French fry-like wedges. Peel and cut sweet potatoes into large, French fry-like wedges. Peel and cut onion in half vertically. Trim edges and cut into thick half inch slices. Toss all in a bowl with oil, honey and remaining tablespoon of Moroccan Spice Blend.
• In a large 13x9” baking dish place the pork shoulder in the center, fat side up and propped up if necessary with a few vegetables underneath. Arrange vegetables and fruit around pork. Pour chicken stock over pork and vegetables. Roast for 4 hours, or until fall apart tender with internal temperature of 160°F. About 60 minutes per pound. Baste occasionally while roasting.
• Allow to rest at least 20 minutes, covered with aluminum foil. Remove bone from pork and pull apart or cut into pieces. Serve with roasted vegetables and fruit. Spoon pan juices and squeeze lemons over pork and vegetables and sprinkle chopped mint on top.

Nutrition Facts

Moroccan Slow Roasted Pork

Amount Per Serving

Calories 653 Calories from Fat 388

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 43.1g 66%

Saturated Fat 14.5g 73%

Polyunsaturated Fat 4.7g

Monounsaturated Fat 19.6g

Cholesterol 161.9mg 54%

Sodium 956.2mg 40%

Total Carbohydrates 24.2g 8%

Dietary Fiber 4g 16%

Sugars 11.7g

Protein 41.5g 83%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.