CROCK POT WEDNESDAY and Pork Tenderloin with Sweet Potatoes

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This Beth Hensperger recipe is a definite favorite.  I hope you will give it a try.  I have actually adapted two of her recipes for this. They come from her book Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker Family Favorites. If you are a slow cooker fan, I recommend this book as a great standard for your home.

CROCK ROASTED PORK TENDERLOIN
1 Tablespoon olive oil
2 1 1/4 pound pork tenderloins, trimmed of silverskins and fat and patted dry
black pepper
1 cup water
1/2 cup dry red wine
3 Tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
2-3 medium-size shallots, to your taste, minced
2 Tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in 2 tablespoons cold water

Coat the inside of the crock with nonstick spray.  In a large skillet over medium-high heat, warm the oil, then brown the tenderloins, one at a time on all sides.  Place the tenderloins in the crock, arranging them side by side.  Sprinkle with the shallots.  Cover and cook on LOW for 4-5 hours until the pork is fork tender.

Remove the pork to a serving platter; cove with foil and let stand for 10 minutes.  Turn the cooker to HIGH and add the cornstarch slurry.  Stir a few times and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes to thicken.  Cut the tenderloins into 1.2-inch thick slices with the sauce from the slow cooker.

Sweet Potatoes: My favorite way to do these is to cook them for about 7-8 minutes in the microwave and finish them in the oven to crisp the skin.  I’m one of those strange people who eats the skins.  (Remember, it’s great fiber!)  Alternatively, you can bake them in the oven at 350 degrees for approximately 1 hour.  This will depend upon the size of the potatoes.  They are done when they are soft to the touch and can be easily squeezed.

I like mine plain.  No butter.  No anything else.  The potato is perfect as is in my opinion.  This is often my lunch meal.  It suits me just fine.
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