Normandy pork with apples & cider - Good Food Middle East

Name: Normandy pork with apples & cider - Good Food Middle East
Ingredients: 2 tbsp rapeseed oil or olive oil; 600g pork shoulder or pork cheeks, fat and sinew trimmed, cut into chunky pieces; 1 large onion, chopped; 2 carrots, cut into chunky pieces; 2 celery sticks, cut into chunky pieces; 200g pack smoked bacon lardons; 250ml dry cider (or use 100ml apple juice mixed with 3 tbsp cider vinegar and 100ml water); 2 eating apples (we used Braeburn), cored and cut into chunky pieces; 1 chicken stock cube; 1 bay leaf; 3-4 thyme sprigs, plus extra to serve (optional); 140g crème fraîche; 1-2 tbsp Dijon mustard, plus extra to serve (optional); 1-2 tsp cornflour, optional; mashed potato and greens, to serve

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Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only True comfort food for chilly winter evenings, this slow cooker recipe combines meltingly tender pork, smoked baco

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Ingredients

2 tbsp rapeseed oil or olive oil
600g pork shoulder or pork cheeks, fat and sinew trimmed, cut into chunky pieces
1 large onion, chopped
2 carrots, cut into chunky pieces
2 celery sticks, cut into chunky pieces
200g pack smoked bacon lardons
250ml dry cider (or use 100ml apple juice mixed with 3 tbsp cider vinegar and 100ml water)
2 eating apples (we used Braeburn), cored and cut into chunky pieces
1 chicken stock cube
1 bay leaf
3-4 thyme sprigs, plus extra to serve (optional)
140g crème fraîche
1-2 tbsp Dijon mustard, plus extra to serve (optional)
1-2 tsp cornflour, optional
mashed potato and greens, to serve