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Apple Cider Pork Roast with Red Potatoes

Healthy Elizabeth
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 10 minutes
Servings 6

Equipment

  • slow cooker or crock pot

Ingredients
  

  • 3 lb boneless pork roast
  • 2 tbsp avocado oil
  • 1 red onion thinly sliced
  • 2 granny smith apples sliced ¼” thickness
  • 1.5 lb baby red potatoes left whole
  • 5 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 2 cups apple cider not vinegar
  • 2 tbsp honey mustard
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 3 sprigs fresh thyme
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Pat the pork roast dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper on all sides.
  • Set the slow cooker to saute mode (or skip this step), add the avocado oil, and sear the pork on all sides.
  • Add the red onions around the pork, followed by the potatoes, and finally the apple slices and garlic.
  • In a large measuring cup, whisk together the chicken stock, apple cider,honey mustard, apple cider vinegar, and salt and pepper. Pour the mixture into the slow cooker.
  • Add the bay leaves and thyme springs and set the slow cooker to low for 6-8 hours or high for 4-6 hours.
  • After cooking, slightly pull apart the pork with tongs and serve on a bed of the red potatoes. Drizzle the juice over the top.