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This yummy sweet pork shows it’s lovely face at our dinner table quite frequently. This is one of those great recipes that is put in the crock pot in the morning, and ready to eat in the afternoon. You do need to be available to take the meat out after 4 hours of cooking, shred it up and put it back in the crock pot. But other than that it’s one of those recipes that is more like a “magic trick” than it is cooking. I say, I’m up for all of the magic tricks I can get! Sometimes we make it into a salad with a great Cafe Rio type cilantro dressing and lime rice. But most of the time, I only have the energy for the pork. Watch for the dressing and lime rice to be posted sometime in the future! Good luck with your “magic trick”!
Ingredients
- 1 3 lb pork loin roast (be sure the roast is completely thawed)
- 1 16 oz jar salsa (2 C salsa)
- 1 can green chilies
- ½ C brown sugar
- 1 can black beans, undrained
- Tortillas
- Cheese
- Lettuce
- Tomato
Instructions
1. In the bottom of a large crock pot mix salsa, green chilies, brown sugar, and black beans.
2. Add the pork roast and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 7 hours depending on how hot your crock pot cooks things.
3. Take the meat out of the Crockpot and shred it up with a fork.
4. Return meat to the Crockpot and cook 1 more hour.
5. Serve on tortillas with cheese, lettuce and tomatoes.
I just put this in the crockpot for dinner tonight!!! I'm excited to see how is turns out. I was wondering what kind of salsa you use and if you ever have used fresh?
I just put this in the crockpot for dinner tonight!!! I'm excited to see how is turns out. I was wondering what kind of salsa you use and if you ever have used fresh?
Seth and Cami,
I actually use homemade salsa we can from the our garden tomatoes. I have in the past used a fresh Salsa that Costco carries called Jack's Salsa. Hope it turns out well!
~Jamie
It's in the crockpot right now! Smells so yummy! I can't to eat it! I was wondering if this could be frozen too?
ps love your blog!
Joddi,
Hope your family loved it! It can indeed be frozen. Have a good one!
~Jamie
I absolutely love this recipe! It's always a winner when we have friends over. Thanks for sharing!
i love that you make it so easy by using already made salsa, it saves so much time thank you for all you do love the twins pictures. My twins grandchildren heather and andy are teenages now. Enjoy everyday they go up way to fast. thanks for dinner tonight
I know this is not a new post, however I am new to your blog. I am just curious if you brown your roast prior to putting it in the crockpot??
Thanks. I am loving your blog!!
Hi Jaimie,
Nope, I don't brown it first. Just toss it in the crock pot with the ingredients and you are good to go.
~Jamie
Have you ever used coke with this recipe?