Cider-Braised Pork Roast

Name: Cider-Braised Pork Roast
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 1 (5- to 6-pound), bone-in pork butt roast; 1/4 cup, packed brown sugar; , Kosher salt and pepper; 3 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 1 , onion, halved and sliced thin; 6 , garlic cloves, smashed and peeled; 2 cups, apple cider; 6 sprigs, fresh thyme; 2 , bay leaves; 1 , cinnamon stick; 2 Braeburn, apples, cored and cut into 8 wedges each; 1/4 cup, apple butter; 1 tablespoon, cornstarch; 1 tablespoon, cider vinegar

Main Courses
Fruit
Pork
Roasts

By Cecelia Jenkins ･ Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2016, Cook's Country TV

Pork and apples are a tried-and-true combination. But cooking them together revealed some core problems.

SERVES 8

TIME 3½ to 4 hours, plus 18 hours brining and 30 minutes resting

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