Apple Cider Pulled Pork with Caramelized Onion and Apples

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

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 6 hr
• Total Time: 6 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 653 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine hard apple cider and 1/4 cup brown sugar in a slow cooker; mix until dissolved. Add pork tenderloin.

Step 2

Cook tenderloin on Low until very tender, about 6 hours. Shred pork with a fork.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

Spoon pork and apple-onion sauce over rolls to serve.