Shelly's Recipe

APPLE-BRAISED PORK ROAST

Category: Roasts/Tenderloins - Pork

15 lbs pork roast
Vegetable oil as needed

Salt & pepper, to taste
5 yellow onions
1 bunch celery
1 quart apple juice
1 bottle Abita Amber beer
2 quarts chicken stock
8 green apples, peeled and quartered
8 sprigs fresh thyme
7 bay leaves

Quarter pork roasts, season with salt & pepper and sear all sides in a hot roasting pan with vegetable oil. Add vegetables and continue cooking until vegetables are caramelized.

Deglaze pan with Abita Amber, then apple juice. Add the apples, chicken stock, and water to cover. Add the thyme and bay leaf tied in cheesecloth (for easy removal).

Simmer for 4 1/2 hours until pork is falling apart. Remove pork and vegetables. Continue reducing liquid. Discard thyme and bay leaf. Mix all in a standing mixer with a paddle attachment. Make a lot for crowd!