This slow cooker Asian pork is made with just 4 ingredients and then let the slow cooker do the work! Serve pulled pork over rice and with a side of haricot verts. Use the leftover pork for Moo shu pork wraps!
Slow Cooker Asian Pork
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Total Time: 8 hours 10 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Asian
Description
This slow cooker Asian pork is made with just 4 ingredients and then let the slow cooker do the work!
Ingredients
- 4 lb. pork loin (may need two pieces of meat)
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 cup apricot preserves
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1 tsp. red pepper flakes
- 6 servings rice
Instructions
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Season pork with salt and pepper and place fat side up in the slow cooker.
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Stir together apricot preserves, soy sauce, and red pepper flakes. (If you don’t like spice, start with 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes)
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Pour apricot mixture over pork and cook on low for 6-8 hours, until it easily shreds. If you check it at 5 or 6 hours and it’s still tough, add another hour or two.
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About 30 minutes before you want to eat, cook rice according to package instructions.
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Serve pork over rice with haricot verts.
Notes
- This is part of a cook once, eat twice meal so save at least 2 cups for the Moo shu pork wraps.
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