Crockpot Pork

I looooveeee crockpot meat.  It makes the house smell awesome, and very, very little work needs to be done to have awesome tender dinner pretty much waiting for you when you get home.  Also, with crockpots, you can buy a less expensive cut (usually more tough), and you’re left with meat you can cut with a fork.  Economical is GREAT in my book! 

I started with a 2 lb. pork roast (I found it on sale and it was about 3 bucks, AWESOME!), pulled it from the freezer, and didn’t even thaw it first.  I removed it from the packaging, rinsed it, and patted it dry.  This is important because you want to sear the meat, and you want it to all brown evenly, which is accomplished by the most direct contact to the heat source as possible with the meat.  Once thoroughly patted dry, I coated it evenly and completely with Old Bay Seasoning (if you don’t have old bay, you could try celery salt and s&p, or whatever you have on hand).

Now when I say I coated it with OB, I mean COATED.  I’m going to sear the meat so it locks in the juices, and the seasoning  coating creates a nice, evenly browned, and tasty crust on the meat. 

I took some oil, coated the bottom of a large pot, and cranked the heat (between medium heat and high) so it was very hot.  Another purpose of a sear is to brown the outside, so the meat looks nice and appealing. Once I seared it on all sides, I put it into a crock pot and  added about an inch of chicken broth.  You can use pork, beef, veggie stock-whatever you have.  Water and bouillion would work, diluted apple juice, whatever.   I put it in and set it for 8 hours, and went about my day. You know your Crockpot (and your daily schedule) better than I do, so if another length of time would work better for you, do it that way. 

When I got home, knowing there was about an hour before I was going to eat, I shredded the meat up with a fork, added a couple of cups of zukes and summer squash (I chopped and frozen them from the garden this summer), a can of diced tomatoes (I happened to accidentally buy the kind that were flavored with garlic and onions, and they worked really well in this recipe) and stirred.  I let it cook in the crock for about another hour (or until the veggies were done) and enjoyed!

(Oh- I apologize for the picture; I realize it’s a bit on the fuzzy side, but my camera is momentarily on the fritz, so it was taken with my Blackberry!)

Enjoy!  Awesome, supportive, and delicious.  Happy Cyber Monday!!!!!

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