Balsamic Pork Tenderloin

I love love love pork tenderloin.  I love balsamic vinegar too.  This recipe puts them both together for an amazing taste!!

Balsamic Pork Tenderloin

Ingredients
1) 1 boneless pork tenderloin - It should be about 2 1/2 to 3 pounds 

2) 1 Cup vegetable broth - you may also use chicken broth
3) 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
4) 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce - to be REALLY clean, you can make your own but I haven't done that.
5) 1 tablespoon honey
6) 2 cloves of garlic  - chopped or smashed or try this Garlic Slicer

Directions
1) Place pork into crock pot
2)  Mix broth, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, honey and garlic together
3) Pour liquid over pork
4) Cook on low for 8 hours
5) Enjoy!!

Pork Carnitas in the Crock Pot

Pork Carnitas

Ingredients
1) Boneless pork shoulder (about 3 pounds)
2) 8 garlic cloves
3) 2 teaspoons ground cumin
4) 1 teaspoon dried oregano
5) 1/2 teaspoon pepper
6) 3/4 cup orange juice
7) 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
8) 2 chipotle chiles canned in adobo sauce
9) 6 inch flour or corn tortillas
10) For topping - chopped onion, salsa, cilantro and lime

Directions
1) Drain and chop chipotle chiles
2) Trim pork shoulder of fat
3) Make 1/2 inch deep slits on outside of roast and stuff with garlic
4) Combine cumin, oregano and pepper in a small bowl
5) Place roast in crock pot and sprinkle spice mixture onto all sides
6) Combine orange and lime juice with chipotle chiles.
7) Pour mixture over pork
8) Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.
9) Remove pork from crock pot and shred with 2 forks
10) Add 1/2 cup of liquid from crock pot and mix well
11) Spoon pork mixture onto tortilla
12) Top with onions, salsa and cilantro and serve with lime wedge




  

 

Baked Beans in the crock pot

Baked Beans
Ingredients 
1) 1/2 pound pinto or white beans, soaked overnight in water
2) 1 15 ounce can no salt added tomato sauce
3) 2 1/2 tablespoons Braggs liquid aminos (or soy sauce)
4) 1 3/4 cup vegetable broth
5) 2 tablespoons Braggs Cider Vinegar (or regular cider vinegar)
6) 2 teaspoons minced garlic
7) 1 tablespoon molasses or honey
8) 1/8 of a teaspoon of stevia or 4 tablespoons of brown sugar
9) 1 tablespoon cumin powder
10) 1 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
11) 1/2 teaspoon onion powder

Directions
1) Drain and rinse beans
2) Add all ingredients into crock pot
3) Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or until beans are soft
4) Enjoy!