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It’s hard to make slow-cooked food look pretty . . . and this pork seriously fell apart when I tried to take it out of the slow cooker!So don’t judge this by it’s picture . . . I promise that this recipe is delicious! My husband even said that this is one of his favorite Sunday dinners.
Serves: 8
This pork is so moist and tender that no knife is needed! A family favorite dinner.
10 minPrep Time
6 hrCook Time
6 hr, 10 Total Time
Save RecipeIngredients
- 1 (2-3 pound) boneless pork roast
- 2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup honey
- 3 Tbsp soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp dried basil
- 2 Tbsp minced garlic
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1/4 cup cold water
Instructions
- Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Place roast in slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the cheese, honey, soy sauce, basil, garlic, oil and salt; pour over pork. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 160°.
- Remove meat to a serving platter; keep warm. Skim fat from cooking juices; transfer to a small saucepan. Bring liquid to a boil. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth. Gradually stir into pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Slice roast; serve with gravy (I also made mashed potatoes and the gravy was delicious on them!).
Recipe adapted from Everyday Tastes
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Thank you for such a great recipe :-)
It's a delight.
Don't forget the slaw, and if you get a minute try a few slices of smoked bacon!Also try stopping by smokinpit.com & crockpotking.com, I just found smokinpit the other day.
The gravy (which is really more like a glaze) was perfect! We will make this again.
Has anyone out there tried to make this as pulled pork sandwiches yet? I'm considering that!
Thanks!
Jamie
With the large amount of honey in the marinade, I'm not surprised it burned at all, and am wondering why everyone else's didn't burn...or maybe they just think bitter is a nice flavor? To ruin such a large amount of meat, this is definitely not worth making again.
We ommited the gravy part, as we are not big gravy people, but will make the gravy next time for comparison. We had it with red skin mashed potatoes and some sides. We will probably make sanwiches with it tomorrow. It was moist and very flavorful, i poked the pork roast in several spots with a sharp knife prior to putting the sauce over it before cooking.
I recommend this recipe to everyone.
As a side note: a lot of times when I see something yummy on Pinterest I'm directed here. Now follower!!
Lesley
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Thanks for the recipe look forward to many more :)
http://wereparentsnj.blogspot.com/2012/08/bbq-parmesan-slow-cooker-pork-loin.html
"In a small bowl, combine the cheese, honey, soy sauce, basil, garlic, oil and salt; pour over pork"
Use the big thick pork roast cut, not the little skinny tenderloins, and don't trim the fat. You can pour off the sauce into a separator afterward if you want, but I did not find it had an unmanageble amount of fat. I promise, you can throw one of those into the cooker with nothing but a coating of oil and 6 garlic cloves, and it will not dry out or burn. 2) Do not add the cornstarch to the slow cooker - it's for thickening the sauce after the meat is done. 3) Use the less expensive grated parmesan cheese - anything better is a waste of nice cheese, it won't blend into a coating for the meat, and I think the quantity will not work out properly.
I was curious to see whether the honey, soy, parmesan or garlic would dominte the sauce and was intruigued to find the answer was: none of the above. It creates a very unique and tasty jus, reminiscent of beef. I thickened it minimally, we had it with sauteed green beans, lightly smashed Yukon gold potatoes and a cranberry relish. It got rave reviews. Wanted to make the leftovers into "sliders" but there are no leftovers (4.5 lb roast served 6). I'd do this meal for Christmas - surprisingly impressive for a slow cooker meal, simple and delicious.