Recipes: Apple Maple Pork Roast

• Prep Time:30 minutes
• Cook Time:5 hours
• Serves:4

 

Tagged:
apple juice, apples, baby carrots, cinnamon, ginger, ginger ale, green tea, nutmeg, pork shoulder, rosemary, shiitake mushrooms,

Apple Maple Pork Roast is a wonderful winter dish that will warm you from the inside out.

 

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Ingredients

2 1/2 –3 1/2 lb pork shoulder, brisket, or Boston butt
1 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
2-3 tablespoons canola oil
6 medium apples, peeled, cored, and quartered*
2 cups baby carrots
8 oz sliced shiitake mushrooms or 8 oz crimini mushrooms
1 cup apple juice or 1 cup ginger ale
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 sprig fresh rosemary
Maple Syrup Coating
1 cup maple syrup or 1 cup honey or agave nectar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon dried ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons cornstarch or tapioca starch or tapioca
1/2 cup brewed green tea (optional)

Preparation

In a large bowl, whisk together maple syrup, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, and pepper.
Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat.
Season pork with sea salt on all sides.
Sear pork until
well browned on all sides (about 4 minutes per side).
When pork is browned, remove to plate.
Coat on all sides with maple syrup mixture.
Put apples, carrots and mushrooms in a large slow cooker.
Place pork with syrup coating in slow cooker and add any remaining maple syrup mixture.
Add apple juice, apple cider vinegar rosemary, and green tea, if using.
Cook on low until pork is fork tender—easily pierced with a fork (4–5 hours).
When pork is done, remove pork, apples, rosemary and vegetables, and set aside.
Strain liquid into a small saucepan and bring to a simmer.
Mix cornstarch with a little liquid from the crockpot to make a paste.
Slowly add cornstarch to simmering sauce until desire thickness.
Serve pork with the apples, carrots, and mushrooms with a drizzle of sauce.
*Apples- Depending for your crockpot/slow cooker. For example, I use 3 small apple for a small crockpot, 5-6 small apples for a large crockpot.

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