Steve Freides wrote:
> Steve Freides wrote:
>> OK, we went to Whole Foods this morning and bought a 3 lb. piece of
>> pork butt. My wife wants to have it tonight so she dry-rubbed some
>> spices on it and we put it in the oven at 500 F. $5/lb.
>>
>> How long to leave at 500F? How long to cook after that and at what
>> lower temperature?
>>
>> My wife is doing this - I'm busy roasting coffee which takes
>> near-constant attention - and says she can find no guidance on
>> timings, temperatures, etc.
>>
>> Thanks for any advice.
>>
>> -S-
>
> Oh, my goodness, was it tasty. My wife is going to head over to
> Fairway Market, a bit less expensive than Whole Foods, this morning
> and we're going to try a bigger one. Last night's went quickly, even
> with lots of tasty side dishes, because both boys (ages 20 and 15)
> were home.
> -S-

Take 2! My wife went to Fairways. They had pork butt - only bone-in
and prepackaged but it was only $1.69 per pound. She got the biggest
one they had, which was 8 lbs. Fairways is another market I trust. (We
used to call it the poor man's Zabar's - both NYC references and my
apologies if they're lost on people not familiar with either store.)

My wife says she didn't love having to remove the skin but, other than
that, it's been dry-rubbed, put in a 500 degree oven for 30 minutes, and
it now cooking the rest of the way at 225. It's what's for dinner
tonight again.

-S-