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For the pork:
1 (2-3 pound) pork tenderloin (you might need two)
2 liters (about 8 cups) of apple cider, divided (you can use apple juice too)
1 cup of ketchup
1 tablespoon mustard
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
For the quinoa:
salt and pepper
Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)
1 cup of quinoa, rinsed under cold water and then drained
1 1/2 cups chicken stock or water
In your slow cooker, place your tenderloin(s) and 6 cups of apple cider. Cover and cook on high 6 to 10 hours (the longer, the better).
About 30 minutes to an hour before you’re ready to eat, remove the lid from the slow cooker and pull the meat out and into a bowl (it will be so tender and fall apart immediately). Drain all of the liquid from the slow cooker. Place the meat back in the empty slow cooker and shred up all of the meat with two forks. Next, add your ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and remaining two cups of cider. Cover and cook on low another 30 minutes to an hour.
Meanwhile, if you want to serve this over Quinoa, add your rinsed quinoa and chicken stock to a small pot over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Once it begins to boil, cover and reduce heat to low and simmer another 15 minutes. Do not remove the lid while it’s simmering. After 15 minutes, remove the lid and fluff with a fork. Drizzle in just a tiny bit of EVOO or a tablespoon of butter and a nice pinch of salt and pepper.
Serve your shredded pork tenderloin straight from the slow cooker over quinoa.
This meal just screams autumn…in the best possible way.
And the leftovers are even better :).
Enjoy!
Narci says
Yum!! This is perfect for a busy, Fall night! Delish!
Tamara Rodrigues says
This looks so yummy! What kind of mustard do you add?
Mix and Match Mama says
Regular yellow :).
Lyndsey Parks says
Can I just say how great it is that you're able to do your posts so early in the morning? For us who finally get our husbands out the door and sit down for breakfast then realize you don't have dinner planned yet–I can read this and know I still have plenty of time to pop all the ingredients in and have a lovely meal for when he returns! That may or may not have happened to me today……. (Hint: it did!) 😀
Elizabeth Whisler says
I'm just curious about the mustard, I'm not a huge mustard fan and while I'm sure 1 tablespoon definitely doesn't overpower the meat, I just feel better asking. Silly I know. Also, what kind of mustard? Yellow? Dijon? Thanks!!!
Mix and Match Mama says
I used just basic yellow mustard but Dijon would work too!
Melanie Carr says
What a great flavor combination – the apple cider with the Worcestershire, mustard and catsup. It definitely sounds like fall and it's wonderful to have such an easy meal idea for a weeknight dinner!
Andrea Clark says
Making this for dinner tonight but wanted to double check the temperature. I have never done ten hours on high temperature in my crockpot and am afraid it will overcook the pork????
Mix and Match Mama says
Yup! That's right!! The pork will be so tender!
Andrea Clark says
It was delicious! Another successful dinner thanks to your culinary genius!
Anu Talreja says
Would this work with a whole boneless pork loin?
Mix and Match Mama says
Absolutely!
Bonnie says
Do you think if the pork loin was put on low that it could cook for about 24 hours? Too many things on my mind and I put the apple cider and pork in the slow cooker before I looked at the time.
Mix and Match Mama says
Hmmm…that's a long time to run you slow cooker. I would probably move it to high, finish cooking it and then just reheat it tomorrow. This reheats beautifully!
Rebecca says
I only tried the quinoa but it was really good! The little additions make a big difference!
Bonnie says
Hey Shay!
Have you ever had anyone misread apple cider and instead use apple code vinegar? Yeah, that would just be ridiculous. #myepicfail #pulledporkwithkick
Bonnie says
'Apple Cider Vinegar'
Amy says
Oh my, I’m glad I read your comment…..I was thinking apple cider vinegar too.
Olivia says
Looking forward to making this! When you write "you may need two" – do you mean two 2-3 lb tenderloins, or two tenderloins with the total weight being 2-3lbs? Thank you!
Mix and Match Mama says
Two tenderloins. Sometimes the weight varies, so you might need more than one to get to the correct weight. Enjoy!
Olivia says
Thank you!
Mary says
Will this work if the pork is frozen? I always put frozen chicken in my crock pot and it works well, but I have never tried frozen pork and that is what I have in my freezer.
Mix and Match Mama says
Yes! Frozen will work!!
Mix and Match Mama says
Girl! That stinks!!! I hate to tell you but you need to start over. It's hard to hide that much vinegar in one recipe!
Jennifer Gould says
Why didn’t I read the comments before I made this?!? I used apple cider vinegar too. Redo next week!