Slow Cooker Shredded Pork Stew

Last night we had a comforting Pork Stew for dinner. I adapted the recipe from the Food Network's Slow Cooker Pork Stew. It was a chilly night here so ended up being the perfect dish for the end of a great day off!

Shredded Pork Stew

Some changes I made to the recipe.... I cooked the stew for 9 hours on low without disturbing. I used a 3 3/4 lb Boneless pork shoulder, cut up into 3 pieces and fat trimmed as much as possible. I used 1 3/4 lb fingerling potatoes (whole), 3 c of water, 4 stalks of celery, 5 cloves of garlic & I typically eyeball the spice measurements when I am cooking. Pork shoulder will produce a lot of fat, so make sure you skim the fat off the top of the stew before you remove the meat with a ladle. I took meat out, shredded it and put back in the crock pot and stirred everything together. Then, it's ready to eat! I served the stew by itself but I'm sure some warm bread or biscuits would have been delicious too!

This one makes a ton of leftovers (I'd say about 6 servings worth) so you can either freeze it or save it for the work week for lunch.  I plan on saving it for this week's lunches for Q & I! 

Enjoy!