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[jdmessner]

Interesting as my cousin just texted me last night and said he got two pork loins on sale at tha grocery store and wanted to know what he could make with them in a crock pot.  I sent him a link to a recipe for pork chops italiano.

Here is the recipe I am using for next week. It is about as basic as it gets, but I liked it. Pork chops Italiano sounds great, what was in it?

Pork Loin with Cherry Sauce
•   3+ pounds Boneless Pork Tenderloin
•   21 ounces Canned Cherry Pie Filling
•   1 envelope Dry Onion Soup Mix
•   1 teaspoon Dried Thyme
•   ⅛ teaspoon Ground Nutmeg

Instructions
1.   Place pork loin in bottom of the crockpot.
2.   Mix together the cherry pie filling, dry onion soup mix, thyme and nutmeg.
3.   Pour over pork loin.
4.   Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours.
5.   Slice pork loin and serve each slice with the cherry sauce.

[BigDave83]

I would eat both of those, the GF doesn't like mushrooms so the beef is out, the ham one I would just use the stick blender when making the sauce and she would be okay.

So I will be making that one and she liked the lasagna one also.

[Bar-B-Lew]

Interesting as my cousin just texted me last night and said he got two pork loins on sale at tha grocery store and wanted to know what he could make with them in a crock pot.  I sent him a link to a recipe for pork chops italiano.

Here is the recipe I am using for next week. It is about as basic as it gets, but I liked it. Pork chops Italiano sounds great, what was in it?

Basically stew (If that is the proper term) the pork chops in onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, and diced tomatos (or Rotel if you don't mind a little kick) with some Sams club italian seasoning dry spices until pork starts to fall apart.  May want to add bell peppers near end as they tend to disintegrate in hot liquid if in there for too long.  Give it a Google search for pork chops italiano and you will find a lot of recipes.

[BigDave83]

I have never really  had luck with pork loin in a crock pot. It always came out dry and inedible to me. Tried several times and I think the best result from a met texture point was when I put everything in the ceramic pot and in the refrigerator over night, then in the morning before I left for work I put it in and plugged it in to a timer and had it set to come on about 5 hours later. and it cooked for 5 hours and then shut off I was home about hour later. From a food safety point of view this probably should have killed me or made me really sick, but it caused me no issues.

 I gave up on pork loin in the crock pot after that. If I wanted to try one now I would have to probably buy a whole one an just use the front part of it.

I am looking forward to how the cherry one turns out, I am not sure I would try it because i am not a fan of overly sweet flavors on meat.

[jdmessner]

I have never really  had luck with pork loin in a crock pot. It always came out dry and inedible to me. Tried several times and I think the best result from a met texture point was when I put everything in the ceramic pot and in the refrigerator over night, then in the morning before I left for work I put it in and plugged it in to a timer and had it set to come on about 5 hours later. and it cooked for 5 hours and then shut off I was home about hour later. From a food safety point of view this probably should have killed me or made me really sick, but it caused me no issues.

 I gave up on pork loin in the crock pot after that. If I wanted to try one now I would have to probably buy a whole one an just use the front part of it.

I am looking forward to how the cherry one turns out, I am not sure I would try it because i am not a fan of overly sweet flavors on meat.

I made this a while back, before the program started. It turned out better than I expected. I think a pork loin does okay in the crockpot if you keep it on low. I don't think a pork tenderloin would fare as well in the crockpot. I will keep you posted.

[BigDave83]

Here is this weeks Pork Loin with Cherry Sauce.
 
Another nice cook, I would try it but probably not make it.  Curious what would you serve for a side or two?

https://youtu.be/VRYA6K7yVUI?si=FvnvzNIXf6MElzrS

[Kristin Meredith]

JD could you thicken the sauce a bit, maybe reduce or add a bit of cornstarch? Looks really good.

I think it would be good with rice or potatoes.  Wonder if either could be added at the end and suck up some of those juices?

[jdmessner]

JD could you thicken the sauce a bit, maybe reduce or add a bit of cornstarch? Looks really good.

I think it would be good with rice or potatoes.  Wonder if either could be added at the end and suck up some of those juices?

I do think thickening it up would be a good idea. My wife and I talked about it and she thought it would be better to keep it as is.I will be making it again for the Lion's Club later in the week and I may experiment with it.

Potatoes or rice would be interesting. They may turn red from the cherries! 

[jdmessner]

Here is the last instalment for this time around. It was fun and there are plans to do it again. I think we are looking at offering a session in the fall and one in the winter. We will have a wrap-up dinner on March 4, with all the families. We should get more feedback then.

This week it is Chicken and Dumplings. I like my wife's dumpling hack at the end. Put the dough in a sandwich bag and cut the end like a pastry bag. Just use scissors to cut the dumpling at the appropriate size.

 

https://youtu.be/iWq9ok0i3EA?si=buXMHKCHuUljrGGr

[BigDave83]

The gift at the end was fitting.

This was a great idea and it seems to have worked out well. How did all the families like it ad the recipes?

[jdmessner]

Happy Fat Tuesday!  It was also the wrap-up dinner for everyone who was part of Rock the Crock. It turned into a Mardi Gras party. There was food, beads, and my wife made king cake. The kids made crowns and there were plenty of games.

We splurged and had scrambled eggs (I never thought $5 a dozen would be a bargain). There was also pancakes, bacon, fried pork loin, fried potatoes, and gumbo.

The gumbo was a huge hit. It had shrimp, andouille sausage, and chicken. I increased a crock pot recipe and made it in a roaster. It had a little kick, but it was not overly spicy.

Participants filled out a survey to help us evaluate the effectiveness of the program. I will pass along the results when I get them. There were a lot of positive comments tonight.

I budgeted $25 per meal, and it averaged out to $18. None of them went over $20. Each meal would feed a minamum of six adults.

The most popular meal was Kristen's lasagna. I think it was unanimous. There were a couple of people who said they never could make it the traditional way, but but the crock pot method was easy and tasted great. Thank you for passing it along.

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[Kristin Meredith]

Looks like a great wrap party!!!!  I am eager to hear your final conclusions.

[Bar-B-Lew]

Great work again.

If you need another lasagna recipe, try the ravioli lasagne you can find on a Google search.  I made it last week and really enjoyed how easy it was to make.

[Bentley]

Who got the baby?

It turned into a Mardi Gras party. There was food, beads, and my wife made king cake.