Holiday
Slow Cooker Pork Loin Roast with Sauerkraut and Kielbasa
Jenn Bare's slow-cooker holiday. About 6 hours in the crock, serves 10.
Written byJenn Bare
Method
Step by step
- 01
Preheat the broiler in the oven. Place the roast in a roasting pan, brush with olive oil, sprinkle with thyme leaves (hubby not a fan of thyme, I used parsley), and season with salt and pepper.
- 02
Place under the broiler for 10 – 15 minutes, until lightly browned in several places.
- 03
Place 2 lbs of the sauerkraut and carrots in the slow cooker.
- 04
Place the roast in the center over the sauerkraut and carrots, topped with apples.
- 05
Optional: Add quartered red potatoes, and thin chopped carrots.
- 06
Arrange kielbasa pieces around the edges of the crock.
- 07
Cover with remaining sauerkraut.
- 08
Cover. Cook on High for 6 hours.
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Originally published on getcrocked.com.
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Jenn Bare
Founder of GetCrocked and lifelong slow-cooker devotee. Jenn writes every recipe here with one goal: get families back around the table without the weeknight scramble.
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