Good Luck Pork and Cabbage

SERVES: 6

COOK TIME: 5 Hr

Slow Cookers are super when you're too busy to stand watch over your stovetop. Well, our slow cooker recipe for old world-inspired Good Luck Pork and Cabbage, popular for good fortune in the new year, is sure to make your life in the kitchen easier.

What You'll Need

4 cups shredded cabbage
2 apples, coarsely chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup apple juice
1 teaspoon salt, divided
1 (3-pound) boneless pork butt bottom roast
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil

What to Do

In a 5-quart slow cooker, combine cabbage, apples, onion, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, apple juice, and 1/2 teaspoon salt; mix well.
Evenly sprinkle roast with remaining salt and the pepper. In a large skillet over high heat, heat oil and brown roast on all sides. Place roast in slow cooker over cabbage mixture.
Cover and cook on LOW 5 to 6 hours, or until pork reaches 160 degrees on meat thermometer and is fork-tender.