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Delicious and tender pork cooked in the slow cooker with a honey, lime, soy, garlic, and ginger infused marinade. We loved it so much we had it twice in one week!
One of my favorite things to cook in a slow cooker is pork. There is just nothing better than a pork roast that is slow cooking all day in a delicious marinade. The pork cooks to perfection and is just melt in your mouth tender.
I am always thinking of new flavors and ways to cook the pork in the slow cooker. You can never go wrong with a honey, soy, garlic, and ginger infused marinade. But I love adding lime to the marinade to give it that added tangy flavor. Plus the acididy helps to keep the pork tender as it cooks.
One extra step that I always do before adding the pork to the slow cooker is to pan sear the outside. This only takes a few extra minutes and the result is amazing. It gives the edge a pan seared crust that seals in the flavor and gives the outside a delicious crisp edge.
The pork slow cooks in this delicious and tangy marinade all day and the result is to die for. We loved every single thing about it from the amazing marinade to the pan seared and perfectly tender pork. In fact, we loved it SO much that we had it twice in one week!
If you are looking for a delicious and flavorful meal for your family you are going to love this one. It is quick and easy to throw into the slow cooker and the result is absolutely fantastic! This is one meal that you will want to make again and again!
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Slow Cooker Honey Lime Ginger Pork
Equipment
- 1 4 or 7-quart slow cooker
Ingredients
- 2.5 pounds pork loin
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Honey Lime Ginger Marinade
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons lime juice, about 1 lime
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger, or 1 tablespoon peeled and minced fresh ginger
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- chopped cilantro, for garnish
- lime wedges, for garnish
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season 2.5 pounds pork loin with 1 teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, then add it to the pan. Cook the pork, turning it every 1-2 minutes until every side has been browned. Remove it from the skillet and place the pork into the bottom of a lightly greased slow cooker.
- Whisk together ½ cup honey, ¼ cup soy sauce, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, 2 teaspoons lime juice, 2 teaspoons minced garlic, and ½ teaspoon ground ginger, in a small bowl. Pour the sauce over the pork and cover.
- Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours, or on HIGH for 4-6 hours, until the pork reaches an internal temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Once the pork has finished cooking, remove it from the slow cooker onto a serving plate and cover it with aluminum foil.
- Pour the liquid from the slow cooker into a medium saucepan. Whisk in 2 tablespoons cornstarch and cook over medium-high heat for a few minutes, until it thickens into a sauce.
- Pour the sauce over the pork. Garnish with chopped cilantro, and lime wedges, if desired, and serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I tried this recipe. Was absolutely amazing. Definitely a keeper.
Delicious
Hi Petal,
I’m a little possum from Australia and just thought I’d blow you a big kiss for this delicious recipe. It was a huge hit with my tedious drop dead boring mother in law who gobbled it up like a turkey and unusually gave me a rare compliment. I accompanied it with some stir fry beans with a little seasame oil, soya and added crushed fresh ginger at the end. Along with rice I fused with a hint of lime. Now fear the mother in law will wasn’t to come back! Oh dear what have I done! Blame you.
Amazing!!!! Best pork recipe so far
My husband loves it
So yummy. The marinade is awesome!!
Very simple and delicious ! I adjusted for the instant pot and was very pleased. Better yet, the teens liked it !!!
Made exactly as written – this is absolutely delicious! Thanks for sharing.
Delish! Don’t skip the braising step…the results make it worth the extra time. There is a most heavenly smell when cooking!
This recipe was fabulous.. I have done with both pork loin and pork tenderloin. The loin was preferred as the small tenderloins were way too cooked. If I use them again I will adjust cooking time by half. Thanks for a keeper recipe.
Made it….delicious. I did add a 1/2teaspoon sambal (chili paste found in most grocery stores..Asian section) I also added the zest from my lime along with the juice. Flavors were perfect. Also I microplaned ginger and cut some in tiny dice…I like little chunks. It is a keeper for sure.
I’m going to try this but I’m wary about the lack of liquid?
Won’t it burn the slow cooker?
Great recipe. I’ve made the pork with carrot and sweet potatoes in the Ninja. I also tried this with chicken breasts and drumsticks, carrots, sweet potatoes and brussel sprouts. Both were very good!
This recipe is amazing! I followed the recipe exactly as written and it came out tasting
so good that everyone raved over it. After browning it well all over I put it in my slow
cooker for 6 hours on low. However, after 4 hours it was finished so I turned off the
cooker. The smell in the house was so incredible that we were going outside so we could
come back in the house and smell the pork roast as it cooked. This is my all-time favorite
slow cooker recipe. Thank you, Alyssa.
Followed the recipe exactly and it was super good! I served it on warm tortillas with a side of couscous and pintos with a fresh squeeze of lime on both. I cooked mine on high for 5 hours but I should have only done about 3 1/2 -4 hours as it was almost overcooked (my fault I forgot to set a timer) otherwise would have been perfect. This recipe is a keeper for sure, thank you for sharing!
I want to make this for my partner, but have no idea what sides to serve with it? Any tips?
This goes well with rice, a side salad or asian salad, coleslaw, broccoli, asparagus, a simple fruit salad, pineapple or corn. Hope that helps! Let me know what your partner thinks of it! You will do great!
Absolutely delicious, first time using my slow cooker and what a dish, my friends and family want this recipe!
This was so good that my boyfriend asked “Can you only make this every night from now on?” I doubled the sauce and panfried some asparagus with it before adding the cornstarch, and it was soooo good. It was even amazing on sandwiches the next day!
haha. That is awesome! I am so glad that he loved it so much! Thank you for sharing!