Hawaiian Pork Roast

Go Gators's Note:

Family favorite slow cooker recipe taken from Taste of Home Simple & Delicious Magazine

• Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 boneless whole pork loin roast (about 3 lbs)
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
• 1 (8 ounce) can unsweetened crushed canned pineapple , undrained
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• ½ cup sliced celery
• ½ cup cider vinegar
• ½ cup soy sauce
• ¼ cup cornstarch
• 1⁄3; cup cold water

Directions:

1. Cut pork roast in half. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. In large skillet, brown roast in oil on all sides; drain. Place in 5 quart slow cooker.
2. In large bowl, combine pineapple juice, pineapple, brown sugar, celery, vinegar, and soy sauce. Pour over the roast.
3. Cover and cook on low for 3 to 3 1/2 hours or until meat thermometer reads 160.
4. Remove roast and keep warm. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing. Meanwhile, strain cooking juices; transfer to large saucepan. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into cooking juices. Bring to a boil, cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve over pork.
5. NOTE: I like to use 2 forks and shred the pork roast instead of slicing it and return it to the cooking juices. I then serve it over rice. I also usually add the cornstarch & water mixture to the cooking juices in the crockpot instead of using a separate pan. I also sometimes add some extra pineapple chunks towards the end because my family really loves pineapple.

Reviews

[michelles3boys]

This recipe made a moist, tender and flavorful roast. I decided to cook it on low for 5 hours to make sure it was done, because I don't have a meat thermometer to read the internal temp. The sauce that I thickened with cornstarch was really good over rice. My husband and oldest son said that it rated a solid 4 stars. I would have given it 5, but was outnumbered. To bad I can't give 4.5 stars here.