Pork Cooked in Cider over Egg Noodles

Name: Pork Cooked in Cider over Egg Noodles
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 ½ pounds pork cubes (a Boston butt or a picnic roast are shoulder cuts that would be good choices for this slow, moist cooking method); 1 cup All-Purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon pepper; ½ cup neutral oil for sautéing (grapeseed, sunflower, or canola); 1 large onion, chopped; 1 lb carrots (about 4), peeled and sliced into ½ inch slices; 6-7 cups of fresh apple cider; 1, 16 oz package of Grandma’s Frozen Egg Noodles; Additional salt and pepper to taste

Contributing Chef Anne Quinn Corr, who serves on Grandma's Kitchen Council

Servings

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

1 hours

Cuisine

American

Ingredients

2 ½ pounds pork cubes (a Boston butt or a picnic roast are shoulder cuts that would be good choices for this slow, moist cooking method)
1 cup All-Purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
½ cup neutral oil for sautéing (grapeseed, sunflower, or canola)
1 large onion, chopped
1 lb carrots (about 4), peeled and sliced into ½ inch slices
6-7 cups of fresh apple cider
1, 16 oz package of Grandma’s Frozen Egg Noodles
Additional salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Fill a 6-quart pot with water for cooking the egg noodles and slowly bring it to a boil.
Prepare the pork by cutting the meat into 1 ½ inch cubes. Combine the flour and the salt and pepper in a cake pan, stirring to distribute the seasonings.
Heat the oil in a large deep Dutch oven or brasier over medium high heat. Dust the pork cubes with the seasoned flour and sauté in the hot oil until browned on the exterior but not cooked through. Do about a third of the meat at a time so that the pan is not too crowded and the cubes actually get a little crispy on the outside. Remove the cubes to a bowl and add a bit of oil to each successive batch.
When the pork cubes are browned, add the chopped onion to the pan and cook in the browned bits left behind from the pork. This is what is going to make your dish really good. When the onions are softened add about a cup of cider to the pan and scrape up all the browned bit, which will dissolve in the cider.
Add the chopped carrots to the onions and stir them around, then add the browned pork cubes.
Add cider to cover the pork—and then add a little more. You want to be sure to have a lot of sauce for those noodles.
Reduce the heat to medium and allow to cook for about an hour. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
If the water is boiling, add salt and the noodles and cook until al dente, or slightly firm to the bite, about 12 minutes.
Strain the noodles and place them in a warm serving bowl. Top with the pork and sauce.