Caucasus-Style Braised Pork Shoulder

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons coriander seeds
• 3 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
• 1 large red onion
• 2 cups water
• ½ cup fresh cilantro
• 1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar
• + 5 more ingredients
• • 1 electric coffee/spice grinder
  • 1 bone-in pork shoulder roast (also called picnic roast), trimmed of excess fat and skin discarded
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • ¾ teaspoon dried hot red-pepper flakes
  • 4 large garlic cloves

Mince garlic, then mash to a paste with 2 teaspoons kosher salt using a heavy knife. Grind coriander and fenugreek seeds and red-pepper flakes to a powder in grinder, then stir together with garlic and 2 tablespoons oil in a small bowl. Make 2-inch-deep slits all over meat with a small sharp knif...

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