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Slow-Cooker Cider Braised Pork

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Jan 30, 2013
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Slow cook pork with apple cider and honey. Serve it with mashed potatoes for a hearty dinner.

Slow-Cooker Cider Braised Pork

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 8 hr 30 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 boneless pork shoulder (4 lb), trimmed of fat
  • 2 teaspoons coarse (kosher or sea) salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 1 1/2 cups apple cider
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 container (32 oz) refrigerated mashed potatoes with skins
  • Additional freshly ground pepper, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place onion in slow cooker.
  • Step 
    2
    In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Sprinkle pork with salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Cook pork in oil about 10 minutes, turning frequently, until brown on all sides. Place pork over onion in slow cooker. In small bowl, mix cider and honey. Pour around pork.
  • Step 
    3
    Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 9 hours. Remove pork from slow cooker to cutting board; let stand 5 minutes. Shred pork into chunks, using 2 forks. Skim fat from cooking liquid in slow cooker. In small bowl, mix cornstarch and water; stir into cooking liquid. Increase heat setting to High. Cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until gravy is thickened.
  • Step 
    4
    Heat mashed potatoes as directed on package. Serve pork with mashed potatoes and gravy. Sprinkle with additional pepper.

Nutrition

350 Calories
18g Total Fat
25g Protein
21g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
350
Total Fat
18g
0%
Saturated Fat
7g
0%
Sodium
630mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
21g
0%
Dietary Fiber
1g
0%
Protein
25g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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