Description
Apple Cider Braised Pork Shoulder is a cozy, one-pot recipe where pork is slow-braised in apple cider, onions, apples, and herbs until fall-apart tender.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4–5 lb pork shoulder roast (bone-in or boneless)
- 2 tbsp neutral oil
- 2 cups fresh apple cider (not vinegar)
- 2 cups chicken stock or broth
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp dehydrated minced onion
- 1 head garlic, top sliced off
- 3 sprigs rosemary
- 4 sprigs thyme
- 1 red onion, thickly sliced
- 2 firm apples, peeled and cut into wedges (Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, Gala)
- Kosher salt & freshly cracked pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Cut pork into 4 pieces (if boneless). Pat dry and season with salt and pepper.
- Sear pork in a Dutch oven with oil until deeply golden.
- Whisk together cider, stock, Dijon, and minced onion. Pour over pork.
- Add rosemary, thyme, and garlic. Cover and braise for about 3 hours (2 1/2 if boneless), flipping halfway.
- Add apples and onion slices, return to oven uncovered for 30–45 minutes until pork is fork-tender.
- Let rest 30 minutes in juices. Squeeze garlic into sauce, season, and serve over mashed potatoes.
Notes
Store in the fridge up to 5 days or freeze up to 3 months. Reheat gently in a Dutch oven with added broth if needed.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 210
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Braising
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 115mg
Keywords: apple cider braised pork shoulder, braised pork, fall pork recipes, one pot pork shoulder