APPLE CIDER PULLED PORK WITH CARAMELIZED ONION AND APPLES

Apple Cider Pulled Pork with Caramelized Onion and Apples image

Tender, sweet, slow cooked pork makes a perfect pairing with sweet and tangy caramelized apples and onion. A perfect fall sandwich.

Provided by coldstar37

Categories Main Dish Recipes Pork Pulled Pork

Time 6h30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

3 (12 fluid ounce) bottles hard apple cider
¼ cup brown sugar
1 (2 pound) pork tenderloin
½ cup butter
1 large onion, cut into strips
½ cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon onion powder
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 large Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored, and sliced
6 hard rolls, split

Steps:

Combine hard apple cider and 1/4 cup brown sugar in a slow cooker; mix until dissolved. Add pork tenderloin.
Cook tenderloin on Low until very tender, about 6 hours. Shred pork with a fork.
About 20 minutes for the pork is finished, melt butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat; cook and stir onion until well browned, about 10 minutes.
Combine 1/2 cup brown sugar, cinnamon, and onion powder; season with salt and pepper. Stir apples and sugar mixture into cooked onion. Cover and cook until apples are tender and sauce has thickened, about 10 minutes more.
Spoon pork and apple-onion sauce over rolls to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 652.9 calories, Carbohydrate 67.4 g, Cholesterol 125 mg, Fat 22.8 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 31.9 g, SaturatedFat 12 g, Sodium 407.5 mg, Sugar 43.8 g