I’ve got a cozy little recipe for you.

Apple cider vinegar pulled pork. Yes, please.

It takes 2 seconds to put together, it’s fall af, AND it’s a slow cooker recipe so you can come home to all the good smells.

So, it’s a home run.

What type of apple cider vinegar should I buy?

I used Bragg’s Apple Cider Vinegar with the “mother” to make this dish. The “mother” is a bizarre term for cultures of beneficial bacteria that are still contained in the vinegar.

A lot of cheap-o apple cider vinegars you buy have blasted the mother with heat and killed it through pasteurization.

Good bacteria is good. It’s why we take probiotics! So, I ALWAYS recommend buying apple cider vinegar that is raw, unpasteurized, and with the “mother.”

Official recommendation: always buy the raw ACV over the basic grocery store brand.

TELL ME THE STATS: APPLE CIDER VINEGAR PULLED PORK

Here are your PHFF stats on this baby –

PROTEIN: pork tenderloin

HEALTHY FAT: ghee and avocado oil

FIBER: apples (I’d do another big side of veggies – steamed or roasted cabbage would be good – to up the fiber content even more)

Apple Cider Vinegar Pulled Pork

Author: Megan Hansen, RDN, LD

Total time: 6 hours 10 mins

Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp avocado oil

• 2-3 lb pork loin or tenderloin

• Salt

• Fresh ground pepper

• 1 tsp cumin

• 2 cloves of garlic, smashed

• 1/2 c apple cider vinegar*

• 1-2 c chicken broth**

Instructions

1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and get it HOT. Add oil.

2. Salt and pepper your pork on all sides, and sear for 30 sec-1 min on each side. Place in slow cooker.

3. Sprinkle the pork with cumin, and add garlic cloves.

4. *This amount of ACV will result in a pretty tangy pulled pork. If you want it milder, use 1/3 c.

5. **Add liquid. Here is the key! You want your liquid to come about halfway up the sides of your pork. So you can adjust liquid amounts based on the size of your pork and slow cooker.

6. Cook on low for 5.5-7 hours. Shred.

Fat: 11, Carbohydrates: 0, Fiber: 0, Protein: 24

Cinnamon-Butter Apples

Author: Megan Hansen, RDN, LD

Total time: 10 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp ghee or butter

• 2 red apples, sliced

• Cinnamon

• 2 tsp honey

Instructions

1. Heat a large, deep skillet over medium-low heat. Melt ghee.

2. Once heated, add apple slices and for a few minutes until soft. Sprinkle with cinnamon and drizzle with honey.

3. Cook for about 1 more minute and remove from heat.

Fat: 11 | Fiber: 3 | Protein: 0

BUT ALSO – looking for more pork recipes? I’ve got you:

Slow Cooker Pork Chops, Saurkraut, and Bacon

Chili-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin