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Pork Agrodolce

Dinner 🍽️Lunch 🥪 Italian 🇮🇹 High-Protein 💪Low-CarbKeto 🥩Carnivore 🥩

Pork Agrodolce braises pork shoulder until tender in a vibrant sweet-and-sour sauce built from tomato paste, balsamic and white vinegars, honey, and a whisper of anchovy for depth. Rosemary, garlic, scallion, and red pepper flakes add herbaceous warmth and gentle heat. It’s rich, tangy, and balanced—ideal for a cozy dinner or a crowd-pleasing weekend meal.

  • Prep15 min
  • Cook2 hr 30 min
  • Serves12
  • DifficultyEasy
Pork Agrodolce
  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C). Lightly coat a baking dish with olive oil.

  2. 2

    In a large bowl, whisk together the tomato paste, vinegar, honey, mashed anchovy, green onions, garlic, rosemary, salt, red pepper flakes, and black pepper to make the agrodolce.

  3. 3

    Cut the pork shoulder into pieces about 3 inches wide. Add them to the bowl with the agrodolce and mix by hand until coated. Move the pork and sauce to the oiled baking dish.

  4. 4

    Bake in the preheated oven, turning the pieces over halfway through, until the pork is very tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hours. If the pork looks too dry, add a splash of water. Skim off fat as desired.

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