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Slow Cooker Pork in Spicy Orange Sauce

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Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 3 pound boneless pork loin
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 1 large jalapeño de-seeded and finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic pressed
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 3/4 cup low sodium chicken broth or use homemade
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1 orange zested and sectioned

Instructions
 

  • DO-AHEAD TIP – VEGETARIANS ONLY: Sort, rinse and soak tomorrow’s beans overnight.
  • Season pork with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork loin and brown on all sides (you don’t need to cook it through, you just want it nicely browned on the outside); transfer to a slow cooker.
  • Add onion and jalapeno pepper to the skillet; sauté until onion is translucent. Add garlic and continue to cook for about 1 minute. Remove skillet from the heat; add orange juice and whisk up all of the browned bits from the bottom of the pan; pour liquid into the slow cooker along with the onion and jalapeno. Add chicken broth.
  • Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours or until pork is fork-tender. Transfer to a serving platter and keep warm.
  • Skim any fat from the slow cooker juices then transfer to a small saucepan. Whisk in cornstarch and cook until thickened. Whisk in lemon juice and orange zest then remove from the heat.
  • Serve sauce over sliced pork; garnish with orange sections.

Notes

SERVING SUGGESTION: Serve over brown rice; add steamed broccoli on the side.
VEGETARIAN: Use 1/2 pound dried white beans (soaked overnight) instead of pork. Use vegetable broth instead of chicken broth.
KOSHER: Use 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves instead of pork.
GLUTEN FREE: Make sure broth is gluten-free and use arrowroot powder instead of cornstarch.
NUTRITION: Per serving: 409 Calories; 18g Fat; 49g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 119mg Cholesterol; 164mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain (Starch); 7 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 1 1/2 Fat. Points: 10
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