Slow Cooked Pork Roast with Sauerkraut Potatoes and Carrots

Try this warm and hearty roasted pork with sauerkraut for an easy one-pot meal! Pork roast with sauerkraut potatoes and carrots is nourishing, good for gut health, and perfect for cold weather. I make this recipe in a dutch oven, and slow roast it, but you can also use an instant pot or make crock pot pork roast with sauerkraut.

Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours 15 minutes

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Ingredients

3 to 5 pound pork shoulder or butt roast
2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons black pepper
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 bunch green onions, minced
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 large onion cut into 2-inch chunks
2 pounds carrots, peeled and chopped
3 pounds baby red potatoes
1 cup of sauerkraut
1 cup orange juice
1 sprig fresh rosemary
3 sprigs fresh thyme
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
In a small bowl, mix together butter salt, pepper, garlic, green onion, and paprika.
Rub pork roast with the butter mixture on all sides.
Sear all sides in a dutch oven over medium heat.
Roast, uncovered, in the 450-degree oven for 1 hour
Remove the roast from the oven and place the onion chunks, sauerkraut, carrots, and potatoes around the meat.
Pour orange juice on the vegetables. Season vegetables with salt and pepper. Place rosemary and thyme sprigs on top of the roast.
Cover and Cook an additional 1 1/2 hours until vegetables are tender and meat shreds easily with a fork.
Season vegetables with additional salt and pepper to taste and serve hot with crusty sourdough bread.

Notes

To make this recipe in a crock pot or instant pot, see the directions above.

Find it online: https://cultured.guru/blog/slow-cooked-pork-roast-with-sauerkraut-potatoes-and-carrots