Slow Cooker Pork and Apple Stuffing
Stovetop and oven space at a premium? That’s where the slow cooker comes in. We simmered this mixture of pork shoulder, ground pork, apples and spices low and slow in the trusty appliance. The result is a foolproof accomplice for turkey, and a stuffing that keeps for up to four hours on the slow cooker’s […]
Ingredients
- 2 onions, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) olive oil
- 1 lb (455 g) boneless pork shoulder, trimmed and diced
- 3/4 cup (180 ml) white wine
- 1 1/2 lb (675 g) lean ground pork
- 1 Cortland apple, peeled, seeded and diced
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
- 16 saltine crackers, finely crumbled
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- In a large skillet over high heat, soften the onions and garlic in the oil. Add the diced pork and cook until the meat is lightly browned. Deglaze with the wine. Pour into the slow cooker.
- Add the ground pork, apple, bay leaves and nutmeg. Season with salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
- Cover and cook on High for 4 hours. It can be maintained on Warm for 4 hours.
- Remove the bay leaves. Add the crackers. With a potato masher, crush and shred the meat. Adjust the seasoning.
- Delicious with the Honey-Spiced Turkey.
Stovetop and oven space at a premium? That’s where the slow cooker comes in. We simmered this mixture of pork shoulder, ground pork, apples and spices low and slow in the trusty appliance. The result is a foolproof accomplice for turkey, and a stuffing that keeps for up to four hours on the slow cooker’s Warm setting.