Photo: Peppery Pork Roast Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 medium onions, sliced
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 4 pounds pork loin roast
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 5 cloves
- 2 sticks cinnamon
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 (12-ounce) can peppery soda (recommended: Dr Pepper)
- 1 1/2 cups dried apricot halves
- 1 1/2 cups pitted prunes
Directions
Slice onions and place in slow cooker.
In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Season pork roast with salt and pepper, then brown on all sides. Place browned roast in slow cooker on top of sliced onions. Add cloves, cinnamon stick, and bay leaf to cooker. Pour can of cola over roast and top with dried fruit. Cover and cook 3 to 4 hours on High setting or 8 to 9 hours on Low, or until thermometer inserted into center of roast registers 160 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer. Remove roast from slow cooker and let rest 5 to 10 minutes. Meanwhile, using a slotted spoon, remove onion, fruit and spices. Discard whole spices. Skim grease from sauce. Slice roast and serve topped with onions and fruit and a little sauce.
Serving Ideas: Delicious over garlic mashed potatoes.
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By intelligentgem39
on August 05, 2012
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I'm not sure how some of those who gave this a bad review could do so. This is an excellent recipe and I have made it several times. It is definitely a family favorite especially when served with garlic mashed potatoes. If your roast was dry it is possible that you didn't season it properly before browning it.
By markfrench_4777442
Golden Valley, MN
on October 30, 2011
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This was a hit! Easy to prepare and delicious over the mashed potatoes as recommended. I substituted a can of apricot pie filling for the dried apricots and it was moist and juicy. I'll definately make this again.
By MelindaLongoria
on August 13, 2011
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Cooked mine in the oven at 300 degrees for five hours. This is my mom's recipe. Poke holes in the pork sirloin roast and insert garlic pieces in each hole. I made a butter garlic compote with onion powder, salt, and pepper mixed in. Then poked that into the holes. Poured two cans of Dr. Pepper in the pan, although one would have done the job. Then I sprinkled a packaged of onion soup mix onto the top of the roast with salt & pepper. For the gravy I mixed two tablespoons of corn starch with water & tablespoon of flour. Then mix it into the pan drippings and bring to a boil. Simmer until it thickens. That's it and my goodness it was tender & delicious. Served with a side of carrots and baked potato.
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