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JohnnyPas

Black liquid oozing from pork shoulder

Hi guys,

Longtime lurker here, first time poster. Been cooking for a while now and in that timespan I've done my share of oven roasted pork shoulders. This time I got it marinated in a Cuban style mojo sauce, and as am I'm roasting it(260), I am noticing this dark liquid oozing out of the pork with black specks. My initial guess is that it's fat, but I've never seen it before. It's def not the marinade. Anybody have any idea what this could be? Thanks for the help!

http://i.imgur.com/GeaV4Sz.jpg

Posted Jan 30, 2015, 2:30 PM UTC

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MaxInToronto•

That's bone-in right? Probably some marrow juice mixing with the other juices.

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OrbitalPete•

I can't see anything black there unless the colour balance is off.

It certainly might be some blood or clot material working its way out, which is no problem.

If there were black unpleasant stuff in there I cannot fathom how you would have been able to marinade it and handle it beforehand without noticing a terrible smell.

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NLaBruiser•

Mojo sauce has a lot of citric acid as well as black pepper. I could see the citric acid starting to break down the looser tissues which would then be leaking out with flecks including pepper or other spices that may have been used in the marinade.

I wouldn't be worried as long as the meat doesn't have any other signs of being 'off' - color, smell, etc.

Interested to see what others think.

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nanobot001•

Its blood mixed with fat, boss. Don't worry.

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Raylot•

my experience with shoulders says that bloodletting differs with each shoulder but its not a worrying occurance

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pe5t1lence•

That stuff in the center of the frame? You sure it's not burning against the pan?

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JohnnyPasOP•

Yep, seems right to me. Thanks guys

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