Last Updated on August 26, 2022

This slow cooker meal with tomatoes and balsamic vinegar is full of Italian seasoning, tender pork, and lots of flavor.

Fennel & Tomato Italian Pork Shoulder

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Protein: Pork

Cut: Pork Butt

Diet: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Keto, Paleo, Whole30

Course: Main Course, Meal Prep

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 5 hours hours

Total Time: 5 hours hours 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

• 1 pkg ButcherBox Pork Butt, bone-in / bnls
• 2 Tbsp Italian seasoning
• ½ tsp red pepper flakes
• 2 tsp kosher salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 medium onion 1” dice
• 1 bulb fennel 1” dice
• 1 head garlic
• ¼ c balsamic vinegar
• 1 28 oz can whole peeled tomatoes
• 1 ea carrot halved

Instructions

• Rub pork butt with Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper.
• Preheat pan to high heat. In hot pan, sear pork on all sides, 2 to 3 minutes per side
• Cut whole head of garlic in half horizontally, and roast in pan while searing pork.
• Place pork and garlic in slow-cooker.
• Keep pan on heat, add onions and fennel.
• Sauté until golden, then add balsamic vinegar, scrap bottom of pan and reduce by half
• Add onions, fennel and reduced balsamic to slow-cooker as well as remaining ingredients
• Cook 4-5 hours on low setting or until meat is fork-tender.

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Yankel Polak

Yankel Polak is the Head Chef at ButcherBox.