Pineapple Pork Tenderloin

Submitted by SoulofaJedi

"This is the tastiest roast I've ever made! I found the recipe on southernfood.about.com and modified it to be more flavorful. I couldn't resist sharing something this tasty."

 

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

ingredients

• 3 lbs pork tenderloin, trimmed
• 16 ounces crushed pineapple (fresh or canned)
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 3⁄4 cup pineapple juice
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 1⁄2 clove garlic, minced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon basil
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons cornstarch
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Trim the tenderloin.
2. Place tenderloin in crockpot.
3. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Combine 8 oz of pineapple, 1/4 cup of the pineapple juice, brown sugar, soy sauce, garlic, and basil.
5. Pour over tenderloin.
6. Cover and cook on low for six hours.
7. Remove the pineapple (as it will be well on its way to brown and dried) and top the roast with the remaining 8 oz of pineapple and green peppers.
8. Cook on low for another two hours.
9. Remove the roast, green pepper and pineapple, and drain the juice into a saucepan.
10. Return the roast, peppers and pineapple to the crockpot.
11. Skim as much fat as possible from the reserve liquid, and add water until there's 1 1/2 cups.
12. Stir the cornstarch into the remaining 1/2 cup of pineapple juice.
13. Add this mixture to the reserve liquid and cook until thickened.
14. Pour over roast.
15. Serve with rice or noodles.

Reviews

[suzannelf1510]

I couldn’t find the original recipe to verify if it was translated correctly. I did make this but it was a big mistake to not use a pork loin roast instead of pork tenderloin! I ruined two perfectly beautiful tenderloins by cooking them 8 hours in a crockpot exactly as described. What I got was powder-dry stringy meat (yes, soft enough to cut with a fork) in sauce (sauce was good). Be warned: Use a pork LOIN ROAST instead of pork TENDERLOIN (NOT the same thing!)! I questioned it and should have known better.

 

[TxGriffLover]

Loved this recipe. I added extra smoked garlic cloves and some five-spice powder. Deee-licious! Thanks for posting. mb

 

[BeaJae]

This was sooo good. My husband who says he hates pineapple devoured it. I didn't use the green pepper or the crushed pineapple - just the juice. Definitely a keeper!

 

[lmeneely]

This was fantastic! I left out the green pepper because I don't like it. I also didn't make the sauce to pour on the cooked roast, but it was still had amazing flavor.