Pork Stew with Hard Cider, Pearl Onions, and Potatoes

Ingredients

• 1 cup shallots
• Coarse kosher salt
• 1 cup parsnips
• 1 12-ounce bottle hard apple cider*
• 1 ½ pounds baby red potatoes
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 large Granny Smith apples
• + 8 more ingredients
• • 3 ½ pounds boneless pork shoulder
  • 5 slices thick-cut bacon
  • 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 6 teaspoons fresh sage
  • 9 tablespoons Calvados
  • 1 tablespoon whole grain Dijon mustard
  • 30 1-inch-diameter pearl onions
  • 2 cups low-salt chicken broth

Cook onions in large saucepan of boiling salted water 2 minutes; transfer to bowl of ice water to cool. Peel onions; set aside. Cook bacon in heavy large pot over medium heat until lightly browned. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Sprinkle pork shoulder with coarse sa...

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