Slow Cooker Pork and Sauerkraut with Apples

Prep time: 10 min

Cook time: 245 min

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Description

This slow cooker pork with sauerkraut and apples is simmered low and slow with sliced onions and fennel seeds for a delicious New Year's Day dish.

• 6 thick-cut pork chops

• 4 tart apples, peeled and sliced

• 1 large onion, sliced

• water to cover

• 1 quart sauerkraut

• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed, or to taste

1 Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown pork chops in the hot skillet, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Drain grease.

2 Arrange apples and onion in the bottom of a slow cooker crock; top with browned pork chops. Pour in enough water to cover the bottom of the crock.

3 Cook on High for 3 hours or on Low for 6 hours. Stir in sauerkraut and fennel seed and continue cooking for 1 hour more.