Slow Cooker Pork and Apple

Ingredients

• 1kg Boneless pork shoulder, fully thawed, cut into 4cm cubes
• 2 Onions, sliced
• 2 cloves Garlic, crushed
• 2 Apples, firm, cored and cut into thick wedges
• ½ cup (125ml) Apple juice
• ¼ cup (60ml) Chicken stock
• 1 tbsp Wholegrain mustard
• 1 tsp Dried thyme
• 1 tbsp Cornflour
• 2 tbsp Water
• Salt and pepper, to taste

You’ll need: Slow cooker

Method

1. 1

   Put the onions and garlic in the slow cooker and add the pork. Mix the apple juice, stock, mustard, thyme, salt and pepper and pour over, stirring to coat.

2. 2

   Cover and cook on low for 5 hours or on high for 3 hours.

3. 3

   Stir in the apple wedges, cover and cook for 1 hour more on low or 45 minutes on high, until the pork is very tender and the apple is soft but still holding its shape.

4. 4

   Mix the cornflour and water until smooth, stir into the sauce, cover and cook on high for 10 minutes, until slightly thickened. Taste and season.

5. 5

   Serve with mashed potato or crusty bread and steamed greens.