Reviewed: Apr. 26, 2012

This an excellent base recipe. Except for leaving out the water I followed the recipe to the "T" and found, like others have mentioned, the flavor a bit bland. A bit of salt and a couple spices in the sauce might help, as well as the addition of either nutmeg or cloves to the flour mixture. I'm glad I left out the water; it would have added too much moisture and further weakened the flavors. All in all, this is definitely worth trying.

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William

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Racine, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 26, 2012

This roast was very good. I added a couple of potatoes and a can of chick peas so I didn't have to make anything else. Only disappointment: You don't taste the apple or the apple cider at all. My family liked it a lot, but if you're looking for an apple flavour, it's not there.

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Grandmaman Diane

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada

Reviewed: Apr. 4, 2012

We did not like this meal. It had too much sauce and altho I only used 2 cups of apple coder and no water it was tasteless. I will not cook this again. Also don't cook it for more than 4 hrs.

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jskcmoore

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2012

I am torn on this one. The pork was fine. But I reduced the amount of water and the gravy was still watery but too sweet. Hubby liked it - me, not so much. One tip - when you brown the meat, deglaze the pan and add those juices to the crock pot.

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Baking Nana

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Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Corona, California, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2011

Kinda dry...cooked too long.

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Michelle

Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2011

I was looking for a Cider Pork recope because I couldn't get my mother on the phone for her recipe... this is a GREAT recipe... but I knew it was missing just a few things to make it just like moms... First I completely omitted the water and instead used a bit more apple cider... then I added in some allspice (to taste), honey and a can of crushed tomatoes! We also serve this over mashed potatoes... yum! (oh and the celery and carrots were a new addition but tasty!)

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Betty Crocker 919

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Hammondsport, New York, USA

Living In: Durham, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2011

Flavorful and moist, made a gravy out of the leftover drippings which was so yummy!

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KTWhite

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Bridgewater, Vermont, USA

Living In: White River Junction, Vermont, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2011

I would rate this a 3 ... pork was really dry .. followed recipe exact .... very little apple flavour ... I think next time I would omit the water for a stronger apple flavouring.

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TLamoureux

Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2010

Simple, easy and simply delicious. A great meal for a busy afternoon/evening. Gives you a wonderful smelling house to come home to, too!

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jniemann

Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2010

I was disappointed in this recipe. It wasn't bad, just not what I was hoping for. I thought it was going to have more apple flavor and it was a little bland. I probably won't be making this again.

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