13 Ways To Cook With Apple Cider Vinegar (2024)

From delicious dishes to sweet treats, we’ve gathered 13 delicious recipes that showcase the use of apple cider vinegar. 🥘

13. Maple-Brined and Apple-Smoked Pork Butt

The first way on the list is with pork 🥩If you want a pork butt with a crispy, caramelized crust, before smoking, mist it with a mix of mostly apple cider vinegar and a little maple syrup. This will make the outside brown and delicious (like the best part of the roast!). But don’t worry, the inside won’t be dry. Soaking the pork butt in a salty maple syrup mixture (called brining) for a few hours before smoking keeps it juicy and flavorful.

12. Easy Apple Cabbage Slaw

Next is a quick side dish to go with any barbecue meal. It’s a crunchy mix of apples, cabbage, and green onions, all tossed in a dressing made of apple cider vinegar and Dijon mustard.

11. Barbacoa-Style Shredded Beef

This slow-cooker beef recipe is perfect for tacos, burritos, salads, nachos, or tostadas. It is inspired by Chipotle’s barbacoa. Beef broth, apple cider vinegar, and lime juice work together in the sauce to ensure that every bite is tender and juicy.

10. Pork Chops with Apple Cider Glaze

Pork chops and applesauce go hand in hand as a classic comfort food combo. It’s no wonder that pork with apple sauce would be delicious, too! These chops are coated in a mix of flavorful pork pan drippings, apple cider, apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, and red pepper flakes. Serve them with mashed potatoes or risotto for a perfectly cozy dinner.

9. Caramelized Maple Apple Pie with Candied Bacon Crumble

Apple cider vinegar recipes are nice and add more flavor to each meal, right? But you know what’s even better? Recipes with both apple cider vinegar and apples. 🍎This special pie is perfect for holidays, with a rich maple-caramel sauce, buttery topping, and crumbled bacon. It’s sweet and savory, made with 10 apples, and sure to have everyone asking for seconds.

8. Pan-Roasted Chicken Breasts

This chicken dinner tastes like it took all day, but it only takes 17 minutes from start to finish. Chef John’s tips for the best flavor: lots of fresh herbs and a simple pan sauce made with butter and apple cider vinegar.

7. Creamy Pork Stew

This comforting stew features a creamy pork shoulder braised low and slow in a Dutch oven with lots of veggies, apple cider, apple cider vinegar, and plenty of aromatic herbs and spices. To enhance the fall fruit flavors, top each serving with matchstick-sliced apples.

6. Apple Cider Beef Stew

Another way to improve your stew or Beef Stew on this next list is to combine the flavors of fall with a large apple, 2 ½ cups of apple cider, and ¼ cup of apple cider vinegar. With 2 pounds of beef and lots of hearty vegetables, this stovetop stew recipe is a filling meal that sticks to your ribs.

5. Chef John’s Apple Butter

Think of apple butter as spreadable apple pie (yes, please!)—and it’s fat-free. Despite the name, it’s not really butter; it just has a thick, rich texture. This delicious spread is made with lots of apples, apple cider vinegar, warm spices, white and brown sugars. Enjoy it on toast, biscuits, waffles, banana bread, oatmeal, Greek yogurt, or anything else your apple-loving heart desires.

4. Apple Cider Vinegar Tea

If you want to drink your apple cider vinegar, you can do so safely. Just dilute it with water, as in this simple tea recipe. Then, for a delicious flavor, add lemon juice, honey, and cinnamon.

3. Grilled Hawaiian Salmon with Strawberry Pineapple Salsa

For a unique twist, try this apple cider vinegar recipe that brings a taste of the islands with tropical fruits like strawberry and pineapple paired with grilled salmon. The fresh flavors might transport you to a sandy beach. In this recipe, vinegar adds a bit of tanginess to balance the sweetness of the strawberry preserves used in the fish marinade.

2. Sweet & Spicy Asian Style BBQ Back Ribs

This Asian-inspired homemade barbecue sauce is perfect for ribs, but you can use it on any meat you like. It’s a delicious blend of sweet and spicy flavors, including honey, apple cider vinegar, chili garlic sauce, red plum jam, tamarind juice, and soy sauce. Forget the store-bought stuff—this homemade condiment is unbeatable.

1. Snickerdoodle-Crusted Apple Pie

Last on the list is achieving the most tender, flaky pie crust. Many recipes use vinegar or vodka. Adding a splash of apple cider vinegar to your pastry for an apple pie makes perfect sense. This delightful dessert takes the fall vibes up a notch with a crumble topping flavored like snickerdoodle cookies.

Apple Cider Anyone?

There you have it—13 mouthwatering ways to incorporate apple cider vinegar into your cooking. Whether you’re craving savory barbecue, comforting stews, or delightful desserts, there’s something on this list for everyone.