Saturday, December 15, 2012

#16 - Brown Sugar and Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin

Original Source: C&C Marriage Factory


I've been wanting to make this for a couple of days, but sadly, our grocery store didn't have any pork tender loin... until this morning :D Threw it in the crock pot while we did our Saturday thang, and voila, dinner.

Ingredients:
1 (2 pound) boneless pork tenderloin (or regular pork loin)
1 teaspoon ground sage
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/2 cup water

Glaze
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons soy sauce

Directions:
Combine sage, salt, pepper and garlic. Rub over roast. Place in slow cooker with 1/2 cup water. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. About 1 hour before roast is done, combine ingredients for glaze in small sauce pan. Heat and stir until mixture thickens. Brush roast with glaze 2 or 3 times during the last hour of cooking. Serve with remaining glaze on the side.

FINAL THOUGHTS:
Winner! The meat was so tender it was melt-in-your-mouth great. I didn't get the nice dark crust that the picture above shows, but that's okay. It was great without it. I did take a couple of pictures of the process, but everything I managed to capture looked um, unappealing. Only the final product was worth anything and the one from C&C Marriage Factory was way better so I'm leaving it at that. Seriously, try this one. Few ingredients, just a few minutes of time. It's well worth it.

That's it! Have a great meal and express your saucy side!

Heather

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