Cider-Braised Pork Shoulder With Caramelized Onion and Apple Confit
Cider-Braised Pork Shoulder With Caramelized Onion and Apple Confit is a gluten free and dairy free recipe with 4 servings. This main course has 467 calories, 37g of protein, and 20g of fat per serving. For $2.3 per serving, this recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 29 people found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. A mixture of garlic cloves, onions, granny smith apple, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is brought to you by Foodista. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 88%. This score is excellent. Cider-Braised Pork Shoulder With Caramelized Onion and Apple Confit, Cider-braised Pork Shoulder With Caramelized Onion And Apple Co, and Cider-braised Pork Shoulder With Caramelized Onion And Apple Co are very similar to this recipe.
Diets
Ingredients
tied pork shoulder
2.5 pounds
salt and pepper
4 servings
olive oil
2 tablespoons
onions
4 large
calvados brandy
0.25 cup
granny smith apple
1 inch
garlic cloves
2
thyme
1 teaspoon
apple cider
1 cup
chicken stock
1 cup
dijon mustard
1 tablespoon
Cooking in Steps
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1Preheat oven to 400 F.
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2Pat the pork dry and season with salt and pepper.
salt and pepper
pork
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3Heat oil in a large ovenproof pot or Dutch oven with a lid.
cooking oil
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4Brown pork on all sides, turning with tongs, 6-8 minutes per side.
pork
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5Transfer pork to a plate.
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6Pour off excess fat from pot.
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7Add onion and 1 teaspoon salt.
onion
salt
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8Saut over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the onions are very soft and deep golden brown, 18-20 minutes.
onion
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9Add Calvados and stir to deglaze pan.
calvados
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10Add apple, garlic and thyme and cook, stirring, 30 seconds.
garlic
apple
thyme
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11Return pork to pot, nestling it down in the onions.
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12Add cider and chicken stock.
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13Cover pot and place in oven.
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14Reduce heat to 325 F.
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15Braise until meat is very tender, 2 1/2 - 3 hours.
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16Transfer pork to a cutting board and remove kitchen strings.
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17Boil onion and apples until thickened and liquid slightly reduced, about 2 minutes.
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18Stir in mustard.
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19Season to taste with salt and pepper.
salt and pepper
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20Cut pork into serving pieces and arrange on platter or individual serving plates.
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21Spoon onion and apple confit over and around the meat.
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onion
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