SLOW COOKED HOISIN PORK ROAST WITH GREEN ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300*F.
• Heat oil in heavy large oven-safe pot over high heat.
• Add pork shoulder, fat side down; brown on all sides, turning often, about 12 minutes.
• Remove pot from heat.
• Spread hoisin sauce over pork; sprinkle with green onion pieces and peppercorns.
• Cover pot and place in oven.
• Cook until pork is very tender when pierced with fork, about 2 3/4 hours, adding water to pot by 1/4 cupfuls if mixture is dry.
• Remove pot from oven.
• Transfer pork to cutting board and tent with foil.
• Let pork stand 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, spoon off fat from pan juices.
• Stir whiskey and 3/4 cup water into juices; boil 2 minutes.
• Add more water by tablespoons if sauce is too thick, or boil to reduce sauce if too thin, Cut pork crosswise on slight diagonal into 1 inch thick slices.
• Garnish with sliced green onions.
• Pour pan sauce over pork and serve.