- Onions, apples and cranberry make a nice base for this slow cooker roast!
Last week my friend Sarah commented on a dish she made involving pork roast and apple cider. Hmmmmm, sounded pretty good to me, so I decided to take a try myself and use the leftovers for our football tailgating lunch. This slow cooker roast takes advantage of our fresh, local apples and apple cider. I also added some dried cranberries, which were tasty. We served it with our delish purple potatoes!
Pork Roast with Apples, Cider and Thyme
- 1 pork roast or Boston Butt
- 2 yellow onions
- 2 granny smith or fuji apples
- 1 tsp. dried thyme
- Kosher salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup organic, dried cranberries
- 3 cups fresh apple cider
- Olive oil
- Peel onions and slice thin. Put in bowl of a slow cooker.
- Peel and core apples. Slice thin and add to bowl of the slow cooker.
- Sprinkle dried cranberries and thyme over onions and apples.
- In a heavy skillet, heat olive oil on medium high heat. Brown pork on all sides.
- Place pork roast on top of onion/apple mixture. Pour cider over all, cover and cook on low for 7 hours or on hi for 4.
- Serve pork sliced or pulled with apples on top!
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Sarah Wilson LeCount
/ November 10, 2012Glad you liked it – this recipe has become a real staple in our house!
Year Of Healthier Living
/ November 10, 2012Hope I did it justice–I guessed around at the preportions, but it is really good! We’ll take our leftovers as sandwiches tomorrow when we tailgate 🙂
Heather @ SugarDish(Me)
/ November 10, 2012I’m gonna make this one, Deanna! I seriously have a whole list of the recipes you’ve been posting that I wanna try out. I read another post about a month ago with pork & cider, but I haven’t gotten to it yet. Have fun tailgating! Wave hello to Charlotte for me (that’s where I grew up) 🙂
Year Of Healthier Living
/ November 10, 2012I know what you mean–I have a similar list! So many great recipe ideas and so little time! Can’t wait for the game tomorrow–I’m not sure why Charlotte seems so far but the beach (same distance) doesn’t. I think it’s a Raleigh thing 🙂 Will toast you at the game!
The Scrumptious Pumpkin
/ November 13, 2012I love the idea of adding cranberries to this dish – perfect for cold weather! 🙂
Year Of Healthier Living
/ November 13, 2012Thanks! I think fresh cranberries would be even better, but I never seem to have those around!