Apple Pork Crock Pot Recipes

Steps:

• Trim the pork of any thick fat. Cut into large cubes of about 4" square or even bigger - it shrinks with cooking & works better with larger pieces of meat.
• Peel the shallots and set to one side.
• Halve & core the apples and set to one side with the shallots.
• Turn the crockpot onto High. Mix the cider, cider apple vinegar, creme fraiche, salt & pepper, thyme & thickened chicken stock together in a large pouring jug & pour into the crockpot.(If using fresh thyme - leave to last.) Add the cored and halved apples and replace the lid whilst you brown the pork & shallots.
• Heat up half the butter & half of the olive oil in a large skillet or wok-type pan, one with fairly high sides.
• As soon as it is smoking but not burning, brown the shallots in batches - you want a deep caramelised colour & the shallots just softened on the outside. When all the shallots have been done, put them all back into the pan - turn up the heat & add the balsamic vinegar and stir briskly making sure all the shallots are well coated.
• Add the shallots & Balsamic vinegar mixture to the crockpot.
• Heat up the remaining butter and oil, adding more if necessary & start to brown the pork pieces, again do not overcrowd the pan - they need to be well coloured & seared to seal in the juices. As the pork pieces are browned, add them to the crockpot.
• When all the pork is browned & added to the crockpot, give all the ingredients a good mix around in the crockpot with a wooden spoon. If using fresh thyme, pick about 4 large sprigs and place on top of the Normandy Pork - the leaves fall off during cooking & leave the bare branches for throwing away!
• Cook on high for between 6 - 10 hours.
• Just before serving, pour in Calvados and mix through. Serve each person with 2 -3 pieces of pork, a cooked apple half & 1 or 2 shallots; add a dollop of creme fraiche on the side & garnish with Thyme & a fresh Apple sliver if desired. Decant the excess sauce into a gravy boat for extra saucy bits!
• Great with spiced red cabbage, fluffy mashed potatoes or pommes Dauphinoise.
• To cook in an conventional oven, follow recipe as above, but cook in a La Creuset type oven proof dish; pre-heat oven to 175 C or 350 F and cook slowly for about 6 hours, checking after 4 hours. It will cook quite happily for up to 8 hours if this helps in your time management, you may have to turn the oven down to about 125 C, 250 F after 4 hours for a long slow 8 hour cooking time.

Steps:

• Rub roast with salt and pepper.
• Brown pork roast under broiler to remove excess fat; drain well.
• Core and quarter apples.
• Place apple quarters in bottom of crock pot.
• Place roast on top of apples.
• Combine apple juice, brown sugar, and ginger.
• Spoon over top surface of roast, moistening well.
• Cover and cook on Low 10 to 12 hours, until done.

Steps:

• Take pork and add to a ziplock bag pour in what ever amount of buttermilk you need in the ziplock bag. If you don't have buttermilk just do what I do 1-cup milk and one TBL of vinegar.
• Let this sit in the refrigerator for the night it will make the meat more tender the longer it sits.
• Take meat out of bag wash it under some water. Take meat add to crock pot then add the applesauce.
• Cook for about 8 hours or until its done the way you like.
• If you want add apple wedges to the crock pot about 4 hours in to the pork being cooked you will then have a very soft apple wedge to add to your plate.

Steps:

• Place the apples and onion into the bottom of a slow cooker, and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon.
• Rub the pork roast with salt and pepper, and place it on the layer of apples and onions in the slow cooker. Pour the applesauce over the roast, and dust the top with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon.
• Cook on High setting for 8 hours. Serve the roast topped with the sauce, apples, and onions.

Steps:

• Place the pork chops in a 3-1/2 to 4-quart crock pot.
• In a small bowl, combine apple butter, tapioca, and sage. Pour the sauce over the chops.
• Place the apples on top of chops and sauce. Cover and cook on low heat for 6 to 7 hours or on high for 3-1/2 hours.
• Serve over hot couscous.

Steps:

• In skillet, brown pork chops quickly; drain well.
• Arrange a layer of sliced apples in crock pot, then a layer of pork chops; repeat.
• Dot with butter; sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Cook on low 7-9 hours.