Lunch: Cider-Braised Pork

For a tasty fall or winter dinner, braise pork the easy way -- in your slow cooker. Apple cider is the perfect complement to pork shoulder.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Apple Cider Vinegar

Health and fertility benefits of Cider-Braised Pork

Apple cider vinegar will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)

Ingredients

Vegetable oil
4 lb pork butt or shoulder, cut into 2-inch chunks
Salt and pepper
1 1/2 cups apple cider
1 large white onion, sliced
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

Instructions

Place 10-inch skillet over high heat; add enough vegetable oil to coat bottom of skillet.
Season 4 lb pork butt or shoulder, cut into 2-inch chunks, with salt and pepper all over. In batches, sear pork in oil until browned, about 1 minute on each side. After searing all of the pork, deglaze skillet with 1 1/2 cups apple cider, scraping up any brown bits from bottom of skillet.
Add 1 large white onion, sliced, to slow cooker; top with seared pork, and pour in apple cider. Cover and cook over High heat setting about 5 hours or until pork can be shredded with fork. Shred pork; add 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar, and season with more salt and pepper as needed.

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