Tender Roast Pork
March 9th, 2006
Roast Pork is another of the many reasons I love my crock pot. The low, slow heat is just what you need to give your pork roast that tender, fall-apart, juicy, succulent texture that makes pork roast so good.
My five-year-old, Jake, calls all meat “chicken.” Recently, he witnessed me coming inside with a plate of grilled meat. He exclaimed, “MMmm! Grilled Chicken!” I replied, “It’s ribs,” to which he said, enthusiastically, “Chicken Ribs!” The whole family got a laugh out of that one. Forevermore, ribs will be referred to as Chicken Ribs in this family.
Anyway, back to the pork roast. For dinner last night, I pulled a big pork tenderloin out of the freezer (this was Monday - it needed time to thaw.) You can easily pick one up at most groceries - mine came from Sam’s Club - it’s a big ‘ole boneless pork tenderloin, at least 3 pounds of pig. This loin comes with different seasonings to choose from - the one I picked was flavored with a Portabella and Cracked Black Pepper rub or paste. I chose a mild flavor so I can keep my options open for the leftovers.
As for a recipe - there really isn’t one. Just plug in the crock pot early in the morning, put the pork into it, and cook until supper. Voila! Tender, succulent Pork Roast…
Pork Roast
serves: a LOT / prep. time: 0 / cook time: 8-10 hours
1 packaged pork loin
Set your crock pot on low. If the pork is not already seasoned, sprinkle with salt and pepper and sear in a hot, oiled skillet. Place Mr. Oink-Oink into your crock pot. After about 8 hours, use a fork to pull apart. Serve anytime after it pulls apart easily with a fork.
Cream Gravy
Obtain about 1 cup of liquid from the bottom of your crock pot. Less will do - just add some water. Heat on stove to low boil, adding salt and pepper to taste. In a shaker cup combine 1/4 c. flour and 1 c. milk. While stirring broth, pour the milk/flour mixture in. Lower the heat and continue stirring. Pray with fervor that the lumps disappear. If they don’t, serve it anyway and ignore all comments about lumpy gravy.
Plan on shredded BBQ pork - that should help clean up the leftovers. Or Pork Fried Rice. How about Pork and Beans?
Enjoy!
Entry Filed under: Supper, pork, sandwiches
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1. Tina | March 9th, 2006 at 6:22 pm
A suggestion if you want to do something different with the leftovers: Shred the leftover pork and put it back into the crock pot, throw in an envelope of taco seasoning (or half an envelope, depending on how much pork you have, simmer for in the crock pot for another hour with a few of the juices and you have some yummy fajita meat for the next night’s supper.
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