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Slow cooker pork and sauerkraut with apple pieces and pale pork chunks in a tangy beer broth.

Slow Cooker Pork and Sauerkraut with Apple

Make-ahead pork and sauerkraut in the slow cooker with beer, garlic, dill, and apple. Prep 15 minutes, cooks 6 hours, serves 5 at 140 calories.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 5 servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: German-American
Calories: 140
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 jar sauerkraut with juice 32 oz / 907 g
  • 1 lb pork roast 454 g; cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1/2 can or bottle beer 12 fl oz / 355 mL
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic 8 g
  • 1 tsp onion salt
  • 1 tsp dry mustard
  • 1 1/2 tsp fresh dill weed
  • 1/2 medium apple peeled and cored

Method
 

  1. Combine the sauerkraut with its liquid, pork cubes, beer, garlic, onion salt, dry mustard, and dill in a slow cooker, stirring until evenly mixed. Submerge the apple half by pressing it into the mixture.
  2. Cook on High for 1 hour. Turn the setting to Low and continue cooking until the pork is done, about 5 more hours. Remove and discard the apple before serving.