
Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Caramelized Onions and Peas
Tender pork chops cooked in the slow cooker with caramelized onions, peas, and cider. Serve on a bed of mashed potatoes.
- Prep Time 0 Hours 10 Minutes
- Cook Time 8 Hours 22 Minutes
- Total Time 8 Hours 32 Minutes
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 pork chops
- 4 large onions, sliced
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 2 pinches white sugar
- ¾ cup hard apple cider
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 tablespoons frozen baby peas, not thawed
- 1 tablespoon butter
Directions
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook pork chops until browned on all sides, 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer to the slow cooker.
- Cook onions in the same skillet over medium-low heat until soft and browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Add garlic and sugar; cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes. Add cider and bring to a boil. Pour mixture over pork chops in the slow cooker.
- Cook on Low until pork chops are tender, about 7 1/2 hours. Stir in peas; cook until tender, about 30 minutes more.
- Transfer pork chops to a serving plate. Add butter to the sauce in the slow cooker; stir until melted. Pour sauce over pork chops.
Nutritional Information
- Calories: 489.3 calories
- Carbohydrate Content: 37.9 g
- Cholesterol Content: 53.5 mg
- Fat Content: 27 g
- Fiber Content: 5.9 g
- Protein Content: 18.7 g
- Saturated Fat Content: 8.5 g
- Serving Size:
- Sodium Content: 186.2 mg
- Sugar Content: 20.5 g
- Trans Fat Content:
- Unsaturated Fat Content:
Reviews (14)
Its in the crockpot ill keep ya posted super easy so far.
Lisa
2017-11-22
Sauce was very good but pork was dry. Will try again and cook for less time. I used one inch boneless pork chops.
PattyBow
2017-11-29
I think the flavors of this recipe are nice but mild. I used a spiced apple cider instead of hard but feel the pork chops (used center cut bone in) needed to be seasoned with salt and pepper before browning. The chops were 1.5” thick and I was worried about them drying out as other’s did so checked the temp by the bone after 2 hours to find them 170 degrees. At 170, they were a little dry and overcooked for my preference. I guess cooking longer like written in the recipe could have produced a more tender, pulled pork like chop but I don’t know for sure. I rate this four stars for flavor acknowledging I didn’t cook as instructed but question the need to use a slow cooker at all. After carameling the onions I could have simply returned the chops to the pan with the peas and finished the meal much faster and with more control over the chop temp. I will definitely try this again cooking as written if I can find sacrificial chops on a great sale and revise this review accordingly.
Aaron A
2018-10-11
It was excellent. To pair it with mashed potatoes was a good advice.
Shirkaster
2017-11-19
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Nancy Caruana
2018-10-04
I put too many pork chops in the crock pot. They came out dry
Roz Christine
2017-12-19
I made it pretty much exactly as it says. The one change I did make, which I'm not sure if it's important, I used regular apple cider and not hard apple cider. I wasn't crazy about how the sauce tasted. As for the bone in center cut chops I used, the meat was falling off the bone but was a little dry. I would cook it for less time or use a meat thermometer.
Al
2018-01-15
I used bone in pork chops. They were super thin so I seared each side then slow cooked them in the Crock-Pot for about 2 to 2.5 hours. The pork was so tender. The gravy was super runny that was the only down side. Next time I will add more veggies and thicken up the gravy. But this was a big hit with my 3 year old!
partychick3285
2017-12-15
Tender but not a lot of flavor
Susan
2018-10-18
This was absolutely delicious! I will definitely make this again! I made no changes either! Yum, Yum Yum!!
LouLou
2017-12-16
This came out really good! I completely forgot to add the peas(I had them too??) I used bone in pork chops and they were fall off the bone good. I also took off a bit of time off from cooking because my slow cooker seems to cook bit "quick". Very tasty recipe,I will be using this again for sure.
ReadMyLips26
2018-01-23
I used bone in center cut chop added in thyme and tarragon to the onions and it was very good. I would never suggest to use boneless they are notorious for coming out dry. Also, I checked mine with a thermometer after 5hours and they were done. Like ovens not all pots are the same. It is done when it reaches internal temp of 145.
Shelia Tran
2017-12-11