Apple-Apricot Pork Chops - Crock Pot
- Ready In:
- 7hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 2 lbs pork chops
- 1 cup apple, chopped
- 1 cup dried apricot, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup cranberries
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, 1/2 inch pieces
- 1⁄2 cup apple juice
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
- 1⁄4 cup wine
- salt and pepper
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons cold water
directions
- Combine all ingredients; cover and cook 7 to 9 hours on low.
- About 30 minutes before serving, pour liquid into a separate container to skim off excess fat.
- Stir in cornstarch mixture and return broth to crockpot.
- Continue cooking on low until smooth and thickened.
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Reviews
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Pork + fruit + crockpot = awesome. A very good recipe! Like the other reviewer, we used only about a pound of pork chops, had to sub dried cranberries and didn't bother with the cornstarch. I didn't really chop things up, just quartered and cored the apples and threw the dried apricots in whole—everything cooked down to bits. I also skipped the wine. The apricots and cranberries provided a very intense, rich taste that went great with the pork. Thanks for the recipe!
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I am extremely picky about my crockpot recipes (don't like most). This one was great! I made a half-recipe with 1 lb. of pork chops. Because my crockpot tends to burn meat (it's old, with the element on the bottom), I put the fruit mixture in first, then put the chops on top. I then spooned some of the fruit mixture on top of the meat. While at work I remembered I forgot to halve the wine (hee hee) but they still turned out just fine. Thanks, lazyme! P.S. I forgot to note that I did not do the cornstarch part and it was fine -- it made a juicy gravy that was nice with the mashed potatoes I also made. Also, I did not have fresh cranberries and used a scant 1/2 cup of craisins instead, and that was fine, too. It's all good, lazyme!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
lazyme
Grapeview, Washington
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