Slow Cooker Pork Belly with Braised Apples and Cabbage

INGREDIENTS

• 1 3/4 - 2 pound pork belly
• 2 cups sliced apples
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 4 cups chicken or pork stock
• 1 tablespoon mustard seeds, freshly ground
• 1/4 cup apple-cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup salt
• 2 tablespoons juniper berries, freshly ground
• 22 ounces hard apple cider
• 1/4 cup American apple brandy (for example, Laird's)
• 4 cups shredded cabbage
• 4 tablespoons grapeseed oil, separated