Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Caramelized Onions and Peas

These tender pork chops cooked in the slow cooker with caramelized onions, peas, and cider are best served on a bed of mashed potatoes.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 hr
• Total Time: 8 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 489 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 2 pork chops
• 4 large onions, sliced
• 2 pinches white sugar
• ¾ cup hard apple cider
• 4 tablespoons frozen baby peas, not thawed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook pork chops until browned on all sides, 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer to the slow cooker.

Step 2

Cook onions in the same skillet over medium-low heat until soft and browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Add garlic and sugar; cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes. Add cider and bring to a boil. Pour mixture over pork chops in the slow cooker.

Step 3

Cook on Low until pork chops are tender, about 7 1/2 hours. Stir in peas; cook until tender, about 30 minutes more.

Step 4

Transfer pork chops to a serving plate. Add butter to the sauce in the slow cooker; stir until melted. Pour sauce over pork chops.