Greetings, folks. Yes, it’s been a while since I’ve posted. I’ve been keeping busy because….life. When life keeps you busy, sometimes you just gotta let your slow cooker do the cooking. The simplest recipe for something substantial in a slow cooker is probably my pork roast. Life moves fast–and sometimes, you just don’t have the time to give meal prep your undivided attention (until it’s time to eat.) This recipe will allow you to eat like you’ve worked and slaved over a hot stove all day without the burn marks or frizzed hair.
2-3 pound boneless pork loin roast or 2 pound pork tenderloin (if you use the tenderloin, try to remove the silverskin.)
1 packet onion soup mix (you can use the cheap Walmart stuff)
3 tablespoons minced garlic
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 3/4 cups water
black pepper to taste
Place roast in slow cooker. Add water, onion soup mix and soy sauce, turning the roast to coat it just a bit. Spoon garlic on top of the roast, add pepper to taste–it won’t take much–and just let it sit there on top. Don’t mix the garlic in with the liquid. The flavor will make it’s way down. Cook on low for at least eight hours. I usually cook mine for ten. The resulting roast will fall apart and is fork-tender. Store any leftovers in the liquid from the slow cooker. This is great paired with good ol’ mashed potatoes (just get the stuff in the packet–no need to boil potatoes and all that shit. It just defeats the purpose, doesn’t it?)