Slow Cooker Apple Cider Braised Pork

Name: Slow Cooker Apple Cider Braised Pork
Prep time: 7 h
Cook time: 7 h
Total time: 7 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 591 milliliters apple cider; 118 milliliters apple cider vinegar; 1 bay leaf; 2 Tbsps cold butter, cut into small pieces; 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or more to taste; 1 rib celery, chopped; 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 4 cloves garlic, peeled; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh herbs (Italian parsley, sage, or thyme); 2 kgs boneless pork shoulder roast; 8 servings salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 2 shallots, sliced; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil

You can never have too many beverage recipes, so give Slow Cooker Apple Cider Braised Pork a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 374 calories, 52g of protein, and 12g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have cayenne pepper, salt and pepper, shallots, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 7 hours. Users who liked this recipe also liked Slow Cooker Apple Cider Braised Pork, Slow Cooker Apple Cider Pulled Pork, and Slow Cooker Cider Pulled Pork with Cider Barbecue Sauce.

Instructions

Season pork with salt and black pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Pork

Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Sear pork on all sides in the hot oil until browned, about 3 minutes per side.

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Pork

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Transfer pork to the slow cooker.

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Pork

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Slow Cooker

Reduce stovetop temperature to medium; cook and stir shallots and celery in the skillet until they begin to soften, 3 to 4 minutes.

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Shallot

Celery

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Stove

Frying Pan

Pour in apple cider vinegar and cook, scraping up any browned bits, until liquid is nearly evaporated, 4 to 5 minutes.

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Apple Cider Vinegar

Pour shallot mixture over pork shoulder in the slow cooker.

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Pork Shoulder

Shallot

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Add apple cider, garlic cloves, and bay leaf. Cover, set slow cooker to Low, and cook until fork-tender but not falling apart, about 6 hours. Turn pork over every 1 to 2 hours.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Apple Cider

Bay Leaves

Pork

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Remove pork roast to a plate and cover loosely with foil.

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Pork Roast

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Aluminum Foil

Pour remaining liquid from the slow cooker through a fine mesh strainer into a large saucepan; place over high heat. Discard bay leaf and other solids. Bring sauce mixture to a boil, decrease heat and cook, skimming fat from the top, until reduced to 1/4 of the original volume, about 10 minutes.

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Bay Leaves

Sauce