GLAZED PORK SHOULDER

As with most of the things I cook, this is a fairly simple recipe which you can modify to your liking. It works in the oven, stove top, or even on the grill.  It's one of those items with little prep work, that gives you time to do other things and doesn't really take too long.  I like a little heat in most of my main dishes so I do make this with a bit of it, but you can always leave it out, though I do recommend just a dash for that balance in flavour.

THE BASICS - What you'll need serves 4-6

2lb lean pork shoulder roast

3tbsp coarse or kosher salt (regular tale salt if you don't have the others)

3tbsp black pepper (coarse if you have it in a pepper mill)

2tbsp cayenne or chilli pepper

2Lt bottle of Coca-Cola or generic cola

THE PREP

Place your pork shoulder or pork roast in the pot, add 1tbsp of the salt, pepper and chilli powder or cayenne and 1/2 of the bottle of cola and let the roast soak this up for about 15-20 minutes in the fridge.

Once that's done, take your cast iron or regular skillet and we'll sear the pork on the outside. First though mix the remaining dry ingredients in a large dish and rub them all over the pork.  Once coated, drop a bit of oil into your skillet and sear the pork on all sides at medium/high heat.  Remove the pork from the skillet, place in aluminum foil and in the oven at 400° for about 30 minutes, (you can pop on the grill if you'd prefer).   While the pork is in the oven we want to deglaze the skillet on low heat using some of the remaining cola.  This is your glaze!  You can add a bit of sriracha sauce for added kick or fresh Thai chillis for added kick. When the pork is done remove it from the oven and pour some of the glaze onto the pork and let it rest for about 5-7 minutes. Once rested, slice and dress with the remaining glaze.... Pretty simple!