Cider-Braised Pork Shoulder With Caramelized Onion and Apple Confit

Cider-Braised Pork Shoulder With Caramelized Onion and Apple Confit

  Ready in : 45 mins

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.

Ingredients

tied pork shoulder

tied pork shoulder

2.5 pounds

salt and pepper

salt and pepper

4 servings

olive oil

olive oil

2 tablespoons

onions

onions

4 large

calvados brandy

calvados brandy

0.25 cup

granny smith apple

granny smith apple

1 inch

garlic cloves

garlic cloves

2

thyme

thyme

1 teaspoon

apple cider

apple cider

1 cup

chicken stock

chicken stock

1 cup

dijon mustard

dijon mustard

1 tablespoon

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 400 F.

    oven
    oven
  2. 2
    Pat the pork dry and season with salt and pepper.

    salt and pepper

    salt and pepper

    pork

    pork

  3. 3
    Heat oil in a large ovenproof pot or Dutch oven with a lid.

    cooking oil

    cooking oil

    dutch oven
    dutch oven
  4. 4
    Brown pork on all sides, turning with tongs, 6-8 minutes per side.

    pork

    pork

    tongs
    tongs
  5. 5
    Transfer pork to a plate.

    pork

    pork

  6. 6
    Pour off excess fat from pot.

    pot
    pot
  7. 7
    Add onion and 1 teaspoon salt.

    onion

    onion

    salt

    salt

  8. 8
    Saut over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the onions are very soft and deep golden brown, 18-20 minutes.

    onion

    onion

  9. 9
    Add Calvados and stir to deglaze pan.

    calvados

    calvados

    frying pan
    frying pan
  10. 10
    Add apple, garlic and thyme and cook, stirring, 30 seconds.

    garlic

    garlic

    apple

    apple

    thyme

    thyme

  11. 11
    Return pork to pot, nestling it down in the onions.

    onion

    onion

    pork

    pork

    pot
    pot
  12. 12
    Add cider and chicken stock.

    chicken stock

    chicken stock

  13. 13
    Cover pot and place in oven.

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    oven
    pot
    pot
  14. 14
    Reduce heat to 325 F.

  15. 15
    Braise until meat is very tender, 2 1/2 - 3 hours.

    meat

    meat

  16. 16
    Transfer pork to a cutting board and remove kitchen strings.

    pork

    pork

    cutting board
    cutting board
  17. 17
    Boil onion and apples until thickened and liquid slightly reduced, about 2 minutes.

    apple

    apple

    onion

    onion

  18. 18
    Stir in mustard.

    mustard

    mustard

  19. 19
    Season to taste with salt and pepper.

    salt and pepper

    salt and pepper

  20. 20
    Cut pork into serving pieces and arrange on platter or individual serving plates.

    pork

    pork

  21. 21
    Spoon onion and apple confit over and around the meat.

    apple

    apple

    onion

    onion

    meat

    meat