The Ingredients
serves 4 (can easily be doubled or tripled!)
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
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