Jazzy Pork Tenderloin Recipe

Slow Cooker Recipe

This Jazzy Pork Tenderloin recipe is great for your family’s Sunday dinner or for any special occasion.  The main ingredient in the dish is pork tenderloin, providing a leaner option than beef, without sacrificing juiciness or flavor.  Pork pairs well with sweet and spicy flavors, making this a great Southwestern dish. This slow cooker pork recipe can be started first thing in the morning and be ready and waiting when dinner time arrives.

This delicious Southwestern-style pork recipe and photo were shared with me by Karen Calanchini, Food Stylist and Photographer, of Redding, CA.

 

Pork Tenderloin Recipe

 

Jazzy Pork Tenderloin Recipe:
Prep Time
35 mins
Cook Time
10 hrs
Total Time
10 hrs 35 mins
 
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Southwest
Keyword: Jazzy Pork Tenderloin Recipe
Servings: 2 to 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 5 tomatillos, husked, washed, and cut in half
  • 1 red onion, sliced
  • 5 to 6 garlic cloves, diced
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 to 3 Anaheim chile peppers, roasted or grilled, blackened skin and seeds removed*
  • 1 cup Chipotle Salsa**
  • 1 can Fire-Roasted, diced tomatoes in juice, or 1 (6-ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 (1 1/2 to 2 pound) pork tenderloin roast
  • Salt, pepper, and cumin to taste
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

  2. Prepare Tomatillos:

  3. Remove the husks before using - the husks are inedible. Tomatillos are very easy to cook with because they do not need to be peeled or seeded. Their texture is firm when raw, but soften when cooked. Rinse before using as the tomatillo is covered by a sticky substance. Do not peel the green skin.

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  4. To roast tomatillos, place prepared tomatillos in a baking pan coated with a little olive oil, cut side down.  Roast for 35 minutes.  Remove from oven and let cool.  When cool, cut each 1/2 of tomatillo in 1/2 again; set aside.

  5. Line the bottom of slow cooker (crock pot) with red onion slices, and 1/2 of the diced garlic, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.  Lay the pork tenderloin roast on top of the vegetables.  Sprinkle the remainder of the diced garlic on top of the pork.  Add the roasted chiles, salsa, diced tomatoes or tomato sauce, roasted tomatillos, and additional salt and pepper.  Sprinkle a little powdered cumin all over the top and stir gently to mix.

  6. In your slow cooker, cook on low, covered with lid, for approximately 10 hours or until pork is tender and the meat is falling apart.

  7. Serving suggestion:  Slice or chunk pork, serve with juice, and all the vegetables on top.  Spanish Rice and a colorful coleslaw makes for a very healthy and tasty meal.  This pork would also be excellent to shred and serve in tacos.

  8. Makes 2 to 4 servings.

Recipe Notes

* Learn how to roast and grill fresh chile peppers.

** If you can not find Chipotle Salsa, any salsa of your choice may be substituted.  Try one of these delicious Smokey Toasted Arbol Salsa or Roasted Chile Pepper and Tomatillo Salsa.

 

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