Pork Loin With Brown Sugar Glaze (Crock Pot)

Stacky5's Note:

A slow cooker pork roast with a sweet and lightly spiced glaze by Diana Rattray. Sent to me in an e-mail from About.com. (Haven't tried this yet, but it sounds delicious and looks so easy to make.)

• Total Time: 8 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 (4 -6 lb) boneless pork loin roast
• 1 garlic clove , halved
• salt and pepper
• 1 1⁄3; cups brown sugar , divided
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

1. Wash pork roast, trim excess fat, pat dry, and rub with garlic halves. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, then prick the roast all over with a fork or skewer.
2. In a cup or bowl, combine 1 cup of the brown sugar, the mustard, and vinegar. Rub all over the roast.
3. Cover and cook on LOW for 7 to 8 hours.
4. Pour off the excess juices.
5. Combine the remaining 1/3 cup brown sugar with cinnamon; Spread the mixture over the top of the roast.
6. Cover and continue cooking on LOW for 1 hour longer.

Reviews

[The Veganista]

Made this for Memorial Day weekend and the meat eaters loved it. They especially liked the sauce. I didn't bother using the additional brown sugar and cinnamon because they liked it as is. I used a 3.5lbs loin. Put it in the crockpot at 4am and was falling apart done at 11am. I will be using this recipe again. Thanks for posting.

[LifeIsGood]

I really liked the glaze. I left the liquid in but the pork still was a bit too dry. I'm not sure how to remedy that. I might try to cook it for less time. Other than that, the recipe was very nice!

[Cyn]

This is one of the best recipes I have made in a long time! Phenomenal! I used a 4 lb boneless pork roast but did not trim the fat and put the fat side up. I misread the instruction and put the cinnamon in with the other initial ingredients (1 c brown sugar, mustard and balsamic vinegar) so I skipped the final step of draining the juice and adding the additional 1/3 cup brown sugar. This made fantastic pulled pork leftovers. This is also good for pulled pork sandwiches with BBQ sauce as leftovers. I will be adding this into my regular rotation, thank you for sharing this!