Shredded Pork and Sauerkraut

This pulled pork and sauerkraut dish is cooked with onions, brown sugar, and juicy apples for a crowd-pleasing recipe, great served buffet-style.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 3 hr 40 mins
• Calories: 301 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 apples - peeled, cored, and chopped
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) can chicken broth
• 2 (32 ounce) packages sauerkraut, drained and rinsed
• 1 (3 pound) bone-in pork loin roast
• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 0.25 cup bacon grease
• 0.75 teaspoon mustard powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Heat bacon grease in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Arrange sauerkraut and apples in a large roasting pan. Top with cooked onions and bacon grease from the skillet.

Step 4

Mix together chicken broth, brown sugar, and mustard powder in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high until sugar dissolves and broth is heated through, about 2 minutes. Stir and pour over sauerkraut mixture, mixing to combine.

Step 5

Cut several deep slits into the top of pork loin and place in the center of sauerkraut mixture. Cover the roasting pan with aluminum foil.

Step 6

Roast in the preheated oven until heated through, about 1 hour. Reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees F (121 degrees C). Continue roasting until pork is tender and pulls apart easily, 2 to 3 hours. Remove from the oven and cool until easily handled, about 15 minutes.

Step 7

Discard pork bones, shred meat using 2 forks, and return to the pan with sauerkraut mixture. Stir well to combine.