Apple Dijon Pork Roast
By: Kait Nolan
Published: Monday, November 30, 2009 - 1:25pm

Ingredients




boneless pork shoulder roast (mine was 3.5 pounds)

1/2 cup dijon mustard
1/2 cup applesauce
4 apples, peeled and cored (I used Golden Delicious)

Preparation

1 Layer your apple slices over the bottom of the crock. 2 Add the roast. 3 Mix your applesauce and dijon mustard. 4 Pour the apple/dijon mixture over the pork. 5 Cook on high for 4-6 hours or low from 8-10 (I’m not entirely certain how long mine cooked as I have a lovely temperature probe on my programmable crock pot. 6 Cook’s Note: My husband thinks we should add a touch of cinnamon in the sauce.  We’ll try that next time. If you give it a shot, let me know how it turns out!

About


Given that I think fruit and mustard go so well with pork, I really wanted to try a mixture with apples (I had 4 that I needed to do something with).  I waffled a bit on whether to use chipotle peppers (as I had the other half of that can I used for the chipotle chicken soup), but ultimately I thought I’d go with the safer and more subtle route and use the dijon mustard.  The flavor of this dish came out far more subtle than I expected, but it had a really lovely finish.  The leftovers have a light enough sweet flavor, that I'm thinking of re-envisioning them as a stir fry.