Brown Sugar Pork Loin with Mustard (Crock Pot recipe)

This is SO good! And it only has 5 ingredients!

 

I've been working my way through my 365 Slow Cooker Suppers cookbook and this was dinner tonight. (Let me just say, if you haven't purchased this cookbook yet, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!?! It is hands down the best cookbook I own. It doesn't even get put away with my other cookbooks...I keep it on the counter because I use it so much! Every recipe has been a hit with my family!!)

 

This pork loin was delicious! My husband couldn't stop eating it...even after we were finished with dinner!

 

I served this with mashed sweet potatoes and steamed broccoli. Delicious!

 

{Note: I'm sure this would turn out just as well if you used thick, bone-less pork chops instead of pork tenderloin.}

 

Brown Sugar Pork Loin with Mustard

 

1 (2-3 pound) pork tenderloin

1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar

1/4 cup spicy brown mustard

1 tsp sea or kosher salt

1/3 cup lemon-lime soda

 

Place tenderloin in a 4-qt slow cooker. Top with mustard, brown sugar, and salt. Flip the meat until all sides are evenly coated. Pour soda over the meat.

 

Cover, and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or on HIGH for 3-4 hours.

 

Slice and serve.

 

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

You must make this just for the simple fact of using only 3 ingredients!

I put the pork on buns, but feel free to serve in whatever way your heart desires. It freezes great too!

 

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

1 (2 lb) pork tenderloin

1 can or bottle of root beer

1 bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce

Place the pork in the crock pot; pour root beer over the pork. Cover and cook on LOW for 6-7 hours or until well cooked and shreds easily.

Drain well. Shred meat; stir in BBQ sauce.

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Updated 6/22/11: I recently made this with a pork butt (which is actually a pork shoulder). This is SO much better using the shoulder than a tenderloin. You will have to remove the bone, but it is only one and it's pretty large. The meat is so much more flavorful and tender...also, pork butts are much cheaper than tenderloins! :)