How To Make Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin

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A Flavor-Packed Dinner In One Easy Recipe

I got this amazing slow cooker pork tenderloin recipe from my sister-in-law Carol. I can always count on her to have great recipes with perfect instructions at her fingertips. She is the most organized person I know and is always willing to help.

I made two promises to myself recently. I want to try using some new foods, especially meats other than beef, and I want to make better use of my slow cooker. This recipe was a great start because it turned out fantastic. It's easy to do, the unique flavors are incredible, it's a complete meal, and it's an attractive presentation!

The seasonings make a sauce that keeps the pork moist and tender and creates the most delicious umami profile! You absolutely can't go wrong when you start with the classic Trifecta of honey, soy, and garlic, but this recipe adds depth with balsamic vinegar and cinnamon for intriguing results.

Umami? For years, we were taught there are four basic taste groups: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. Umami, or the "fifth taste," is a relatively recent discovery. Officially named as a distinct taste in the 1980s, umami is true savoriness.

Why You'll Love This Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin Recipe

We all get stuck in a rut when we shop for groceries. Those darn meal times come around so often, and we just robotically go to the same familiar items. I had never bought a small packaged pork tenderloin like this one, and now I wonder, "Why the heck not?" I can't wait to buy one again!

Pork tenderloin is a long, thin, and cylindrical cut of meat that's relatively small compared to other cuts, usually weighing around one to one and one-half pounds. It is very tender and lean, with minimal marbling. It's easy to overcook it, but not with this recipe!

The seasonings for this slow cooker pork tenderloin make a sauce that keeps the pork moist and tender and creates the most amazing umami flavor! You absolutely can't go wrong when you start with the classic Trifecta of honey, soy, and garlic, but this recipe adds depth with balsamic vinegar, stone ground mustard, and cinnamon for intriguing results.

How To Make Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin

Cut several slits across the tenderloin, but don't cut all the way through. Place apple slices in the cuts, then whip up the sauce in a small bowl.

Put potatoes and carrots around the tenderloin. I used carrots cut into pieces about three inches long and small "B" size red potatoes. I cut some of the larger potatoes in half and snugged the vegetables up against the sides of the slow cooker to get some brown on them. Yum!

Pour the sauce over the meat and vegetables, cover, and cook on high for about 4 hours. That is it! I'm a garnish lover, so I put everything into an oval serving dish and fancied it up with some thin slices of orange.

I did that for you so you can see what a pretty dish it is, but it would be 100% as delicious served right out of the slow cooker! I am so happy with the recipe, and my husband, who doesn't love pork as much as I do, said it was delicious! He certainly cleaned his plate, and we saved the "plan-overs" for dinner the next evening!

 When the weather turns colder and our days get busy, it's so nice to have such a wonderful meal to come home to! I will make this one again and again! Here are some of our other favorite cozy dinner recipes: Oven-Baked Hamburger Steak and Crockpot Cranberry Meatballs! If you have slow cooker recipes you'd like to share, I would be thrilled!

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Yield: 4 servings

Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin

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A wonderful recipe for moist, tender pork tenderloin with potatoes and carrots made in a slow cooker. The sauce has intriguing flavors!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 4 hours

Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients

• One plain pork tenderloin about 1 1/2 pounds
• Potatoes, cut up as you like, about one pound
• Carrots, peeled and cut in chunks, about one pound
• 1 apple, unpeeled, cut into slices
• 2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 3 Tablespoons honey
• 2 Tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 Tablespoon stone ground mustard
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Cut several slits in the tenderloin. 
2. Place the sliced apples into the tenderloin slits. 
3. Place the apple-stuffed tenderloin into the slow cooker. 
4. Add the potatoes and carrots around the sides of the tenderloin.     
5. Mix together the sauce and pour over the tenderloin, potatoes and carrots.       
6. Cook on high for 3 - 4 hours or until the vegetables are tender.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 266Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 605mgCarbohydrates: 55gFiber: 8gSugar: 22gProtein: 11g

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