somerset pork

[pinkcowprint]

i want to make somerset pork using my slow cooker,al the recipes ive found are cooked in a conventional oven,if i use the slow cooker will i have to fry the pork first before i put it in the slow cooker or will it be ok to chuck all the ingredients in together?

[Valeriea]

Hello, It says in my instructions for my slow cooker that it is better to cook the meat first before putting it into the slow cooker. I always seal my meat in a pan before tranferring to the slow cooker. Hope this helps.

[country_boy]

It'll cook it either way, just looks nicer and arguably tastes better when sealed/browned. I usually flash brown my meat before slow cooking and deglaze the pan with some of the fluid/stock etc I'm using, and scrape that in too.

[Goodsoulette]

Id seal it, helps give the dish more colour and flavour and caramelising the onions helps with pork dishes too.

Also don't put the apples in until the end either.