Shredded Pork and Sauerkraut
Description
This pulled pork and sauerkraut dish is cooked with onions, brown sugar, and juicy apples for a crowd-pleasing recipe, great served buffet-style.
Ingredients
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1/4 cup bacon grease
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2 large onions, chopped
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2 (32 ounce) packages sauerkraut, drained and rinsed
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2 apples - peeled, cored, and chopped
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1 (16 ounce) can chicken broth
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1/2 cup brown sugar
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3/4 teaspoon mustard powder
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1 (3 pound) bone-in pork loin roast
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
Heat bacon grease in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
3
Arrange sauerkraut and apples in a large roasting pan. Top with cooked onions and bacon grease from the skillet.
4
Mix together chicken broth, brown sugar, and mustard powder in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high until sugar dissolves and broth is heated through, about 2 minutes. Stir and pour over sauerkraut mixture, mixing to combine.
5
Cut several deep slits into the top of pork loin and place in the center of sauerkraut mixture. Cover the roasting pan with aluminum foil.
6
Roast in the preheated oven until heated through, about 1 hour. Reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees F (121 degrees C). Continue roasting until pork is tender and pulls apart easily, 2 to 3 hours. Remove from the oven and cool until easily handled, about 15 minutes.
7
Discard pork bones, shred meat using 2 forks, and return to the pan with sauerkraut mixture. Stir well to combine.