Today, I just made a pork, onion, and apple dish. I'd say there was a recipe, but there wasn't...but I put it in at midnight, shredded it at noon, and left it on low then keep warm til needed (it was probably done at 9-10am, but extra cooking didn't hurt)...It was...
7lb pork shoulder - deskinned/defatted (so it was like 5lbs) - I left the bone in
2 large sliced onions on the bottom
1 onion soup mix
1 cup apple cider
salt/pepper
Once it was cooked, I separated the meat and shredded it while I froze the broth to degrease it. While it was freezing, I added about another 1/2 cup of cider to the pork to keep it moist (while it was on keep warm). I then degreased the broth, added it back, and added a cornstarch slurry to thicken it (2-3TB of cornstarch got me where I wanted - you may need more or less, depending if you add back all the broth or not)...and left it on low to rewarm up the broth and served it a few hours later...
I served it over mashed potatoes (with homemade fresh blueberry/blackberry muffins and sliced cucumbers/baby carrots with dip) and it was great...I had 3 teens (2 not mine), 3 kids, and my spouse all declare it great and a nice fall change. It doesn't taste appley, oniony, or even particularly porky...it just tastes really meaty with a fallish flavor
...and it fed all of the above, with leftovers for probably 3-4...
