Apple Cider Jus

By TNTPayne

One of the reviews at Epicurious said of the sauce for this pork,”I could drink it with a straw.” This sauce is used for Roasted Pork Belly or any other Pork recipe.

Ingredients

• 2 cups apple cider
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 3/4 cup chopped onion
• 6 whole allspice
• 3 large fresh thyme sprigs (or a big rosemary sprig)
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 bay leaf
• 5 tablespoons butter, unsalted
• Salt & pepper

Preparation

Step 1

While roasting your Pork Belly, in a medium saucepan mix first eight ingredients (apple cider, chicken broth, chopped onion, allspice thyme sprigs, cinnamon sticks, apple cider vinegar and bay leaf).

Boil until mixture is reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 30 to 40 minutes.

Strain, pressing on solids to extract liquid and discard solids.

Return liquid to saucepan and boil until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 10 minutes.

Whisk in the butter and season with salt and pepper, if needed.

When pork is finished cooking, set a side and covered, pour any pork drippings from the rested meat into the cider sauce.

When serving, pour some sauce over pork.