Sweet Balsamic Pork

I needed something quick for dinner, and this fit the bill. I just put everything in my pressure cooker! It would also work in a crock pot, although it would take a little longer. It was pull-apart soft after 75 minutes, and we had it over brown rice. The weather has been too nice to spend as much time in the kitchen!


Ingredients

Frozen pork roast (mine was about 2 lbs.)
1 tsp sage
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder (or 2 crushed cloves)
1 C water
1/3 C brown sugar
1/3 C balsamic vinegar


Directions

1. Place pork roast in pressure cooker or crock pot.

2. Mix the remainder of ingredients together. Pour over pork roast.

3. Set the pressure cooker on high for 75 minutes, or leave in the crock pot on low for 5 hours or on high for 3.

4. Serve over brown rice.

Pulled Pork Avocado Sandwiches

One of my friends, Nicole, has another great food blog that I love to check. Heat Oven to 350 is a great combination of goodies and delicious looking meals. I have to stop myself from making all the incredible cookies and treats that she makes. When I saw her recipe for Avocado Pulled Pork Sliders I knew that would be a recipe that we needed to try. I made a couple of changes, but it turned out great.

Beware, this will feed a small crowd.

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp ground cumin

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

1 T olive oil

1 Tbsp dried onion

1 tsp garlic salt

2 cups apple juice
1/3 cup prepared barbecue sauce
2 lb boneless pork shoulder roast

2 loafs French bread

8 thin slices provolone cheese

2 ripe avocados, seeded, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch thick slices
Green leaf lettuce

1. In a large bowl, mix together paprika, cumin, cinnamon, salt, pepper, olive oil, dried onion, garlic salt, apple juice, and barbecue sauce.

2. Place pork shoulder roast in slow cooker and pour sauce mixture over pork.

3. Cook for 4-6 hours in slow cooker on high until meat starts to fall apart. Shred with forks.

4. Turn oven on to broil. Slice French bread loaves in half. Lay slices of provolone cheese along one side of loaves. Put on cookie sheet and broil until bread is golden brown and cheese is melted.

5. Place a layer of avocado slices on the bread and then pile with meat and lettuce. Cut into slices and serve.

Delicious!

Pear and Cranberry Pork Roast

This was fun to try something with pears. It added a nice flavor. I also had cranberries in it. You can't see them in the picture. :( The combination turned out really well. It made a nice Sunday dinner.

Ingredients:

3-4 lb pork Roast
4 Bartlett pears chopped in small pieces
1/4 of onion chopped up fine
1 c fresh cranberries chopped up fine (I did them in the blender)
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp sage
2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp cardamom* Optional
3 T Honey
1/2 C water or chicken broth (I just used water)
2 T Cornstarch

Directions:

1. You could saute the onion in a frying pan first. Put the roast in a crock pot let. Throw all the other ingredients in and turn it on high. Should cook in 5-6 Hours. (It depends on how big of a roast you cook.) I like the pork really tender. I mixed cornstarch in to the sauce to thicken it up, after the roast was all cooked. You could put it in after breakfast and it would be ready by dinner. Easy meal!

*You could chop up some fresh cranberries for garnish.