Put a little water in the bottom of a slow cooker and turn on high to heat the water. Stir in a suitable stock cube and some cornflour.

Fry chops in flour with veg oil until sealed. Put to one side.
Fry onions in flour with veg oil.

Put onions in slow cooker, followed by a sliced Bramley apple, then the chops.

Then some small slices of red chili and a few whole peppercorns.

Boil some suitable stew veg in cider to soften enough - less long if carrots, longer for swede turnips and potatoes. Save enough of that cider in another saucepan for the next part, and put the stew ceg and the cider that you have left with them into the slow cooker.

In the cider you save, boil some pulses (the sort you don't have to soak overnight) to thicken the mix with. Simmer for 10 mins.

Add that to the slowcooker too.

Fill slowcooker to brim with boiling water.

When the slowcooker is bubbling just a fraction, turn it down to low. Leave on low for about 6 hours.

If it's too runny, make some mashed potato and stir it gently into the top layer of stew to thicken, but try not to disturb the layers of pork, apple, and onion.