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Pork and Apricots with Mashed Sweet Potatoes
- Makes: 8 servings
- Prep 35 mins
- Cook 7 hrs to 9 hrs on low or 3-1/2 to 4 hours on high
Ingredients
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2 1/2
pounds
sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-1/2-inch chunks
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1
3 1/2 -
4 -
pound
boneless pork shoulder roast
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1
teaspoon
dried tarragon, crushed
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1 1/2
teaspoons
fennel seeds, crushed
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3
cloves
garlic, minced
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1 1/2
teaspoons
salt
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1
teaspoon
freshly ground black pepper
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2
tablespoons
cooking oil
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12 -16
ounces
kielbasa or other smoked sausage links, halved lengthwise and cut into 2-inch-long pieces
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1
14 -
ounce can
chicken broth
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3/4
cup
apricot nectar
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1/2
cup
dried apricots
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4
teaspoons
cornstarch
Directions
- Place sweet potatoes in the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker. Trim fat from pork roast. Combine the tarragon, fennel seed, garlic, salt, and pepper in a small bowl; rub onto pork roast.
- In a very large skillet, brown roast on all sides in hot oil. Drain off fat. Place meat on top of sweet potatoes in cooker. Add sausage. Pour broth and 1/2 cup of the apricot nectar over all.
- Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 7 to 9 hours or on high-heat setting for 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 hours, adding dried apricots for the last 30 minutes of cooking.
- With a slotted spoon, transfer pork, sausage, and apricots to serving platter. Transfer sweet potato chunks to a large bowl; mash with a potato masher.
- Strain cooking liquid into a glass measuring cup. Skim fat from cooking liquid; discard fat. Reserve 2 cups liquid (if necessary add chicken broth to measure 2 cups). In a small bowl whisk together the remaining 1/4 cup apricot nectar and the cornstarch. In a medium saucepan, combine cooking liquid and the cornstarch mixture. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly; cook for 2 minutes more. Serve with pork and mashed sweet potatoes. Makes 8 servings.
Nutrition Facts
(Pork and Apricots with Mashed Sweet Potatoes)
Servings Per Recipe 8, sodium (mg) 1161, fiber (g) 4, cal. (kcal) 565, Fat, total (g) 28, pro. (g) 47, carb. (g) 29, chol. (mg) 159, sat. fat (g) 11