This recipe is intermediate
Pulled pork shoulder and bacon wrapped scallops
Ingredients
Pulled pork shoulder
Shallot compote
Sauce
Scallops
Preparation
In The Oven
Pulled pork shoulder
- Place oven rack in the lowest position. Preheat oven to 160 °C (300 °F).
- In a large Dutch oven set over medium-high heat, heat oil and brown pork on all sides. Season with salt and pepper. Add carrots, celery, leek and water. Cover and bake for about 3 hours, turning meat halfway through cooking, until it shreds easily with a fork. Set shoulder aside on a plate and let cool. Remove any fat and shred meat.
- Add remaining ingredients to pot and cook for 1–2 minutes, stirring. Add meat and mix well. Season to taste. Set aside.
On the stove
Shallot compote
- While cooking meat, in a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter with oil. Add shallots and sauté, stirring frequently, until caramelized. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add vinegar and reduce until almost dry.
- Add duck stock and reduce until almost dry. Add to pot with shredded meat.
Sauce
- While meat is cooking, in a skillet over medium-high heat, brown bacon for about 3 minutes. Add shallots and mushrooms. Continue cooking until lightly browned.
- Deglaze with red wine and add duck stock. Reduce until sauce thickens and turns slightly syrupy. Keep warm.
Scallops
- Season scallops with salt and pepper and wrap in bacon. Pierce with a toothpick. Refrigerate as needed.
Serving
- Preheat oven to 180 ºC (350 ºF).
- On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, place meat in metal moulds and bake for 10–15 minutes.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown scallops, starting with bacon and then both sides of scallops. Keep scallops nearly raw in the middle. Remove toothpicks.
- Transfer pulled pork to plates and drizzle with sauce. Add scallops. If desired, serve with steamed asparagus, pickled onions, and microgreens of your choice.
Nutritive values (per serving)
- 939 calories
- 64 g of protein
- 50 g of fat
- 42 g of carbohydrates
- 3 g of fibre
- 22 g of sugar
- 1204 mg of sodium