The Ingredients
2 pounds pork tenderloin, quartered
2 tablespoons all-natural maple
syrup
1 tablespoon prepared chili pepper sauce (sambal oelek)
1 teaspoon five-spice powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 green onions, thinly sliced
Homemade "cheater" sambal oelek:
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon chopped garlic cloves (approximately 2 cloves)
1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
Use a 4-quart slow cooker.
Put the pork into the insert, and add the maple syrup, chili sauce,
five-spice powder, salt, and pepper.
Stir well to disperse the spices.
Toss in the green onions.
Cover, and cook on low
for 7 to 8 hours, or until the pork has reached desired tenderness.
The Verdict
This moist, sweet pork has a tiny bit of lingering heat from the chili pepper sauce.
Pork tenderloin has a tendency to dry out, but cooking in the slow cooker really traps in valuable steam.
If you find that your cooker
releases a lot of steam while cooking, you can wrap the pork in a piece of parchment paper or aluminum foil to keep it nice and juicy.
have a great day!
happy Slow Cooking!!
steph
HEY STEPH--
I don't eat pork. Can I make this with a beef roast or with chicken thighs?
YES!!! You bet! Just keep the poundage of meat the same -- the cook time will be practically identical -- no need to worry.
enjoy!
HEY STEPH --
--> can this be assembled ahead of time for a "freezer meal?"
YES!!
also, if you are looking at the Freezer Meal cookbook --- you might as well get the Bundle Pack because it's in there and the bundle is actually less expensive. :-)
#yay!
