Mediterranean Pork Roast Crock Pot Recipes

SLOW-COOKER MEDITERRANEAN POT ROAST

Steps:

• Spray 12-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Cook beef in skillet about 5 minutes, turning once, until brown. Sprinkle with salt, Italian seasoning and garlic; remove from skillet.
• Place beef, seasoned side up, in 4-to 5-quart slow cooker. Spread tomatoes and olives over roast. Add broth and onions.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 5 to 6 hours or until beef is tender.
• Remove beef from slow cooker; cover and let stand 15 minutes. Slice beef; serve with beef juice and onions from slow cooker. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer's directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

SLOW COOKER PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Rub pork roast all over with onion soup mix and place roast in the slow cooker. Pour cranberry sauce over roast.
• Cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours. Remove roast to a platter, reserving juices in the slow cooker.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Whisk flour into melted butter to form a paste. Pour reserved juices from the slow cooker into the butter mixture, whisking constantly, until gravy lightens in color and thickens, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper to taste. Serve gravy alongside roast.

MEDITERRANEAN PORK ROAST (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Mix spices, oil, broth in a small bowl.
• Put roast in crock pot.
• Poke it all over with a knife.
• Pour the liquid mixture over the roast.
• Cook on low 6-8 hours.
• Shred roast in the crock pot- it will fall apart easily using just 2 forks.
• Let it soak up the liquid.
• Serve with pita bread, feta cheese, tomatoes.
• Or serve over garlic couscous or mashed potatoes.

CROCK POT PORK MEDITERRANEAN STYLE

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients for the marinade.
• Put the roast in a large bowl, stab all over with a sharp knife, pour over and rub in half of the marinade.
• Turn over and repeat, cover and leave in a cool place for 10-12 hours.
• When ready to cook bring roast back to room temperature.
• Preheat a large frying pan or skillet on the top of the stove.
• Scrape of as much marinade as possible and place that, together with the marinade in the bowl in your crock pot, switch on to low.
• When skillet is hot brown the roast on all sides for about 10 minutes, don't use any oil or butter, there is still enough oil on the roast.
• Put in the crock pot and cook on low for 8-10 hours.
• You can add two tablespoons of cream to the juices or serve them as they are.
• If you don't like the juices just serve the pork with another gravy and discard the juices.
• To serve on buns or in pita, cook the pork 1-2 hours longer so you can pull it apart.

MEDITERRANEAN POT ROAST DINNER

Steps:

• Place potatoes and carrots in a 6-qt. slow cooker. Sprinkle flour over all surfaces of roast. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown roast on all sides. Place over vegetables., Add mushrooms, celery, onion, olives and 1/4 cup parsley to slow cooker. In a small bowl, mix remaining ingredients; pour over top., Cook, covered, on low 8-10 hours or until meat and vegetables are tender. Remove beef. Stir remaining parsley into vegetables. Serve beef with vegetables.