Iron Range Porketta

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2012

    

These garlicky shredded pork sandwiches are everywhere in Minnesota’s Iron Range region but virtually unknown elsewhere. It's time to change that.

SERVES 8

TIME 3½ to 4½ hours, plus 6 hours marinating and 30 minutes resting

Iron Range Porketta

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Not to be confused with Italian porchetta, Iron Range porketta is a fennel-and-garlic-seasoned pulled pork hailing from Minnesota. Butterflying the pork butt sped up cooking, and cutting a crosshatch in the surface ensured that the seasonin...

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