Slow Cooker Pork Roast

Submitted by Irmgard

"An easy, weekday meal with a scrumptious sauce. Delicious served with basmati rice and a green vegetable."

 

• Ready In: 8hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 3 lbs pork loin roast
• 355 ml ginger ale (Use cola if preferred)
• 1 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 1⁄4 cup cider vinegar
• 1⁄4 cup raspberry vinegar (Use another fruit vinegar flavour if preferred)
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
• 1 cup apricot jam

directions

1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan at medium heat.
2. Add the onion and garlic and saute until the onion is translucent.
3. Remove from the heat and set aside.
4. Mix together in the slow cooker the ginger ale, ketchup, brown sugar and molasses.
5. Add the pork roast and turn to coat.
6. Mix together in a bowl the vinegars, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce and apricot jam.
7. Pour over the meat.
8. Add the sauteed onions and garlic to the slow cooker.
9. Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.

Reviews

[mrs mack]

wonderful sauce everyone was just about licking the plates. I left out the molasses, didn't have any and used ginger jam because that was what I had., But even on low I really could have cooked it for less time at 7 1/2 hours it was starting to fall apart, maybe I will try 6 next time