Sunday, January 20, 2013

Crock Pot Braised Apple Cider Pork

So I love a good crock pot recipe and boy did I find one.  I found a recipe on allrecipes but of course changed the ingredients to what I had on hand and what I preferred.  It was soo yummy and the pork was just perfect and tender.  

Ingredients 
2lb pork roast
1 medium onion
3 stocks of celery
1/2-1cup of carrots 
4 potatoes (peeled and cubed) 
1/2 of small red cabbage (you can use either- I liked the added color)
2 cloves of garlic (peeled)
1-1/2 tbs of fresh herbs (called for parsley and sage -- i had rosemary on hand)
1-1/4 C of apple cider
3/4 tsp of dijon mustard
1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper
1tbs of cold butter
salt and pepper garlic powder



Season the pork roast with garlic powder and pepper.  Put in the crock pot with chopped onion, celery, carrots, potatoes and red cabbage on top with herbs. On top pour the apple cider and fill the rest of it with water till it covers the meat and potatoes. Cook on low for 6.5 hours.  
Pull the pork roast and veggies out of crock pot and cover with foil.  
Take the juice and put in a saucepan.  Bring to a boil and simmer for 5ish minutes.  Add 2tbs of cornstarch, remove from heat --whisk in cayenne pepper and dijon mustard.  
Serve pork with veggies and sauce on top.



My hubby loved the sauce-- I will probably double it in the future. I served it in my awesome swan gravy boat.  Hope you enjoy- I will def make it again. It was a nice alternative other than always beef and veggies.  

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