Maple Cider Crock Pot Pork

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  • Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
• Pork, fresh, shoulder, blade, boston (roasts), separable lean only, cooked, roasted, 3 piece, cooked, excluding refuse (yi • Brown Sugar, .5 cup, packed • Cinnamon, ground, 2 tbsp • Ginger, ground, 1 tsp • Allspice, 1 tsp • Onions, raw, 1 medium (2-1/2" dia) • Spiced Apple Cider, 12 oz • Soy Sauce, .25 cup • Maple Syrup, 4 tbsp
Directions
The night before you roast, trim the pork shoulder of excess fat and cut the roast into 2 large pieces.
In a small bowl, stir the sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and allspice together; rub the spices generously all over the meat. Wrap the meat in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

In the morning, peel and cut the onions into 2-inch chunks and place them at the bottom of the crock pot. Stir in the cider and soy sauce; place the meat pieces on top. Turn the crock pot to high for 6 hours; using tongs or a slotted spoon, transfer the meat to a serving platter.

Strain the cooking juices into a bowl (if a lot of fat rises to the surface, spoon it ).

For each ½ cup liquid, whisk in 2 tablespoons maple syrup; drizzle sauce over the resting meat and serve.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AMANDAMNORRIS.

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 435.9
  • Total Fat: 17.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 101.1 mg
  • Sodium: 720.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 40.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
  • Protein: 29.8 g

Member Reviews
  • SPICEBUSH
    No offence but this was horrible. I thought it would be good but it taste as bad as it smells - 11/4/08