So Halloween is over and now I feel like we’re kind of in the calm before the storm that is Thanksgiving-the New Year. I’m in the mood for home-y comfort meals, especially if I can make them in my Crock Pot! This Crock Pot Apple Cider Pork Roast totally fits the bill–a little sweet, a little tangy, super easy, with a handful of ingredients I already have in my house.
To get started, you’re going to caramelize some onions. If you’ve never done it before or if you need a refresher, check out this post. You’ll need a medium white onion, sliced in half and then cut vertically, some butter, and some extra-virgin olive oil (I love using our garlic olive oil).
Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat. When melted, add the onions in a single layer and season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Sauté for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions are golden and caramelized. Remove the onions from the pan and set aside.
For the roast, you’ll need a 2 1/2-3-pound pork sirloin roast, some apple cider (like the murky brown apple juice you can find in grocery stores and roadside stands all over the place in the fall, or Simply Apple the rest of the year), some mild coarse grain or Creole mustard, honey, salt, and pepper.
While the onions are caramelizing, season the pork roast on all sides with the 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper.
When you have removed the onions from the pan, increase the heat to medium-high and add the pork roast (you may need to add another teaspoon or so of oil). Sear on all sides.
When the roast has seared, place it in a slow cooker. Top with caramelized onions.
In a 2 cup measuring cup, whisk together the apple cider, honey, and mustard. Pour it over the roast and cook on high for 4-6 hours or on low for 8-10 hours or until the meat can easily be shredded with a fork.
When the meat is done, remove the roast and onions from the slow cooker and shred. Pour the cider mixture into a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. While the cider is heating, whisk together the cold water and cornstarch. When the mixture is boiling, whisk in the cornstarch mixture and stir until thickened. Remove from heat and add vinegar.
Serve the pork on top of mashed potatoes and topped with gravy.
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Description
This slow cooker recipe will quickly become a family favorite!
Ingredients
1 medium onion, sliced vertically
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil (I use Our Best Bites garlic olive oil)
1 2.5-3 pound pork sirloin roast
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 cups apple cider (the murky, brown stuff–it’s widely available in the fall, but you can usually find Simply Apple year-round)
3 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon Creole or mild coarse grain mustard
1 1/2 tablespoons organic apple cider vinegar (again, the murky stuff, like Bragg’s)
2 tablespoons cold water
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Mashed potatoes
Instructions
Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat. When melted, add the onions in a single layer and season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Sauté for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions are golden and caramelized. Remove the onions from the pan and set aside.
While the onions are caramelizing, season the pork roast on all sides with the 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. When you have removed the onions from the pan, increase the heat to medium-high and add the pork roast (you may need to add another teaspoon or so of oil). Sear on all sides.
When the roast has seared, place it in a slow cooker. Top with caramelized onions. In a 2 cup measuring cup, whisk together the apple cider, honey, and mustard. Pour it over the roast and cook on high for 4-6 hours or on low for 8-10 hours or until the meat can easily be shredded with a fork.
When the meat is done, remove the roast and onions from the slow cooker and shred. Pour the cider mixture into a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. While the cider is heating, whisk together the cold water and cornstarch. When the mixture is boiling, whisk in the cornstarch mixture and stir until thickened. Remove from heat and add vinegar.
Serve the pork on top of mashed potatoes and topped with gravy.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
Questions & Reviews
I made this tonight in the Instant Pot. Turned out amazing. For cook time I had a 2lb roast and I did 60 minutes of high pressure with a 10 minute natural release before releasing the pressure. Turned out amazing!! My family all loved it. Thank you!!
We are trying to stay low carb. Any idea how this would work without the honey? Could i maybe use Swerve instead?
Ya I would just add in a little Swerve.
Where does it list the amount for the ingredients?!? And about how many people will this serve?
The recipe card was down for a minute, but it’s all back in there. So sorry!
Do the onions get mushy cooking with the meat after being sauteed before hand?
Not really. Sometimes raw onions in the crockpot take on a weird flavor/smell but when you sauté them first, they had a really nice touch to the finished dish.