Name: Pork Loin Slow Cooker
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 210 min
Total time: 300 min
Yield: 8, 8 -10 servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 3.5-5 pounds pork loin roast ( trimmed of excess fat (NOT pork tenderloin)); 4 tablespoons butter (sliced into 4 pads); 6 cups warm water; 1/2 cup kosher salt ((or 1/4 cup table salt)); 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar; 2 bay leaves; 1 cup ice cubes; 1 TBS EACH chili powder, garlic powder; 1 tsp EACH onion powder, paprika, salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 cup honey ((may sub pure maple syrup)); 1/4 cup apricot preserves; 3 tablespoons orange juice; 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar; 1 tablespoon reduced sodium soy sauce; 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard; 1 tsp EACH dried parsley, dried basil, dried rosemary; 1/2 tsp EACH dried oregano, dried thyme; 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional for a kick); 2 tablespoons water; 1 tablespoon cornstarch

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Pork Loin Slow Cooker

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 8 · 5h total

Servings

Calories

31% of a 2,000 cal day

618KCAL

Protein

52g100% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat29g

37%

Saturated11g

56%

Unsaturated18g

—

Total Carbs38g

14%

Fiber1g

Total Sugars32g

—

incl. Added Sugars30g

60%

Starch5g

—

Sodium7650mg

100%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A slow-cooker pork loin brined and braised in a buttery citrus or berry sauce until melt-in-your-mouth tender. Rich and flavorful, served with vegetables or grains.

Ingredients

8 SERVINGS

3½–5 lbpork loin roast — trimmed of excess fat
4 tbspbutter
6 cupswarm water
½ cupkosher salt — or table salt
½ cupbrown sugar
¼ cupapple cider vinegar
2bay leaves
1 cupice cubes — cubed
1 tbspEACH chili powder, garlic powder
1 tspEACH onion powder, paprika, salt
½ tsppepper
½ cuphoney — or pure maple syrup
¼ cupapricot preserves
3 tbsporange juice
2 tbspbalsamic vinegar
1 tbspreduced sodium soy sauce
1 tbspDijon mustard
1 tspEACH dried parsley, dried basil, dried rosemary
½ tspEACH dried oregano, dried thyme
¼ tspred pepper flakes — optional
2 tbspwater
1 tbspcornstarch

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Method

5h total

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