This pulled pork and sauerkraut dish is great for serving a large crowd, buffet-style, on New Year's Day. The longer you cook this dish, the more flavorful the kraut will be! It can also be made in a slow cooker.
Ingredients
- 0.25 cups bacon grease
- 2 large onions , chopped
- 2 packages sauerkraut , 32 ounce
- 2 appless - peeled , cored, and chopped
- 1 can chicken broth , 16 ounce
- 0.5 cups brown sugar
- 0.75 teaspoons mustard powder
- 1 bone-in pork loin roast , 3 pound
Instructions
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1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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2
Heat bacon grease in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
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3
Arrange sauerkraut and apples in a large roasting pan. Top with cooked onions and bacon grease from the skillet.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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7
Discard pork bones, shred meat using 2 forks, and return to the pan with sauerkraut mixture. Stir well to combine.
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