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!
here are a few photos to prove that Sheldon is just fine.
1) driving in the early morning to the vet
2) meeting Tucker, another basset who was having the same thing done!
3) driving home, with his new stuffie
4) a strawberry cake that my youngest made -- he didn't get to eat any, but all of his humans really really enjoyed it!!
;-)
