Italian Pork Crock Pot Recipe 455

SLOW COOKER ITALIAN-STYLE PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Combine garlic, salt, basil, oregano and red pepper flakes in small bowl; rub over roast.
• Place half of onion slices into slow cooker. Cut roast in half to fit into slow cooker. Place one half of roast over onion slices; top with remaining onion slices and other half of roast. Pour pasta sauce over roast. Cover; cook on LOW 8 to 9 hours until roast is fork tender.
• Remove roast from cooking liquid; tent with foil. Let liquid in slow cooker stand 5 minutes to allow fat to rise. Skim off fat.
• Stir beans into liquid. Cover; cook on HIGH 10 to 15 minutes or until beans are hot. Cut pork. Serve with beans mixture and garnish wi fresh basil, if desired.
• I did not use the beans, so I used corn starch to thicken the liquid and spooned it over the rice and pork.

ITALIAN PORK LOIN (IN A CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Place peppers and onions in the bottom of crock pot.
• Rub pork loin with salt, pepper, Italian Seasoning, garlic powder, Thyme and Fennel seed.
• Place the pork loin on top of the peppers and onions in crock pot.
• Pour spaghetti sauce over the pork loin making sure to cover the roast.
• Pour the red wine vinegar in the spaghetti sauce jar and replace the cover; shake the jar so the vinegar mixes with any sauce left in the jar.
• Pour the vinegar around the pork loin.
• Add the two bay leaf.
• Cook at low setting for 8-10 hours.
• Remove pork loin and slice and put the slices back into the sauce in the crock pot.
• Serve with your favorite pasta.

SLOW-COOKER ITALIAN PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Mix beans, onions, bell pepper, Italian seasoning, 1 tablespoon of the oil and 1 teaspoon of the salt in slow cooker.
• Rub pork loin with remaining 1 tablespoon oil, then rub in remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Heat 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook pork in hot skillet 3 to 5 minutes on both large flat sides or until browned. Transfer to slow cooker. Pour tomatoes over pork. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 3 to 4 hours or until pork is cooked through (145°F in center).
• Transfer pork to cutting board; let stand until cool enough to handle. Stir bean mixture in slow cooker; using slotted spoon, transfer to serving platter. Cut pork into 8 slices; place on top of bean mixture on platter, then top with mozzarella cheese. Cover platter with foil 3 to 5 minutes or until cheese melts. Remove foil; top with basil.

ITALIAN STYLE CROCK POT PORK LOINS

Steps:

• Lightly sprinkle each side of pork chop with garlic powder.
• In a non-stick skillet, brown chops on each side.
• Combine mushrooms and onions in crock pot.
• Add browned chops in a single layer over mushroom and onions.
• In a small bowl, mix together sauce ingredients.
• Pour over pork.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 hours (7 hours for bone-in chops) or until meat is tender.

TONY LUKE'S ITALIAN ROAST PORK SANDWICH (THE REAL DEAL)

Steps:

• Turn crock pot on high setting.
• If the roast comes in elastic-y netting remove the netting, but keep it intact, you'll be stuffing it back in later.
• Mix the next 6 ingredients in a bowl.
• Spread the pork roast out on a clean surface.
• If there are any large thick sections of meat, score them with a knife.
• Rub 3/4 of the mixture over all exposed surfaces.
• Roll the roast back up and place back in netting.
• (Or truss with kitchen twine if no netting was provided) Rub the remaining mixture on the outside of the roast.
• Place the roast in the crock pot and cook at high for 20 minutes.
• Turn down to low and cook at least 3 hours longer or until the pork is falling apart.
• Remove pork from truss or netting and shred into large chunks, removing any large pieces of fat that may be left.
• Return to juices which have accumulated in the crock pot.
• For the broccoli rabe: Wash thoroughly and cut about 1/2 inch off the bottom of the stems.
• Cut the florets off the top and set aside.
• Bring 3qts salted water to a rolling boil.
• Add broccoli rabe leaves and stems and cook about 1&1/2 minutes then add the florets and cook until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
• Remove broccoli from boiling water and drain, but reserve about 1/4- 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid.
• In a deep frying pan (which is cold) begin heat olive oil, red pepper flakes and garlic together over medium heat.
• Once the garlic begins to sauté, begin to time about two minutes (till very lightly browned) add drained broccoli.
• Sauté the broccoli rabe about 3-5 minutes longer and then add the cooking liquid from the pot.
• (This should look a little soupy).
• Assemble: Toast sliced roll if desired.
• Add provo to roll before hot meat. then the cheese can melt. After that top with broccoli rabe generously. manja!