29 pork shoulder recipes

Traditional Melton Mowbray pork pie with hand-raised hot water crust pastry, seasoned diced pork shoulder, and pork bone jelly. A classic British cold pie served chilled.

New Mexican pork and green chile stew simmers pork shoulder with roasted Hatch chiles, garlic, onions, and potatoes. The Southwestern chile verde that defines Santa Fe cooking.

Hearty sauerkraut and bean soup with browned pork shoulder, paprika, and beef stock. Partially pureed for a thick, creamy base with a tangy sauerkraut finish.

Homemade tasso from pork shoulder cured in a bold Cajun spice rub with cayenne, paprika, and garlic. No smoker needed, just patience and plastic wrap.

Navajo green chili simmers flour-dredged pork shoulder, browned in bacon drippings, with whole green chiles, tomato, onion and garlic into a thick, hearty Southwestern stew. Ladle it over fry bread or rice.

Southern-style chopped barbecue pork shoulder rubbed with crushed red pepper, slow-roasted with vinegar, and tossed in tangy barbecue sauce. Fall-apart tender with serious kick.

Mexican-style chorizo made from ground pork shoulder, paprika, red pepper flakes, garlic, oregano, and vinegar. A bulk 10-pound sausage-making recipe stuffed into hog casings.

Homemade sweet Italian sausage made from coarse-ground pork shoulder seasoned with fennel, sage, garlic, and white wine. Stuff into hog casings or shape into patties for a fresher, more flavorful sausage than store-bought.

Hearty thirteen-bean soup with smoked pork, black beans, tomatoes, and a splash of sherry. Half pureed for a thick, creamy texture with whole beans in every spoonful.

Pork and succotash stew with browned pork shoulder, lima beans, corn, and red peppers braised in broth with caraway seeds and finished with yogurt.

Pork shoulder chops braised with golden hominy and carrots in chicken broth, finished with pink pickled onions. A one-pan riff on pozole that lets the pork do the talking.

Original San Antone chili is authentic 19th-century Texas chili con carne: cubed beef and pork seared in suet, simmered in beef stock with ancho chile puree, garlic, and cumin. No beans, no tomato, all meat and chile.

Green chili with pork slow-simmers tender pork shoulder with roasted poblanos, jalapenos, garlic, and Mexican oregano. A grated potato thickens it naturally into a hearty, spicy Southwestern stew for bowls or burritos.

Roasted pork shoulder on sauerkraut with juniper berries, grated apples, white wine, and bay leaves. A hearty German-style pork and kraut dish with deep, rustic flavor.

Slow-simmered Texas-style chili with chunked beef and pork shoulder, no beans, cooked low for 4 hours with chili powder, jalapenos, pale ale, and cayenne. Thick, meaty, and built for serious chili lovers.

This green-bean dish is outstanding. The green beans exude aromatic flavors and have an interesting chewy texture.