Slow cooker pork belly with cider and apples
Pork belly cooked until meltingly soft in cider with apples and onions, then crisped under the grill.
- Time8 hrs 30
- LevelMedium
- Costabout £3.42 a head
Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.
Ingredients
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Method
- 1
Rub the pork skin with the salt. Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan and brown the pork for 3 minutes each side, skin side first.
6 min - 2
Put the onions, apples and sage in the slow cooker. Lay the pork on top, skin side up.
- 3
Pour the cider around the pork, not over the skin, and spoon in the mustard.
- 4
Cover and cook on low for 8 hours, until the pork is soft enough to cut with a spoon.
480 min - 5
Boil the potatoes in salted water for 15 minutes until tender, drain and mash.
15 min - 6
Lift the pork onto a baking tray and put it under a hot grill for 5 minutes until the skin is crisp and bubbled.
5 min - 7
Serve the pork with the mash and spoon over the apples, onions and juices.
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