Crockpot Garlic Teriyaki Pork

If  you’re looking for something new & delicious to try for dinner this is it! This Teriyaki Pork Tenderloin recipe is another with minimal prep time, but it’s bursting with flavor. Cooking in the crock pot is one of my favorite dinner options. I love being able to prep for ten minutes and than go on about my day while it cooks itself! I love that it leaves anything it touches tender!

In this recipe we’re going to use a pork tenderloin, green onions, & crushed garlic as our main components. Create a sauce. And voila! Let the crock pot work it’s magic!

The flavors in this are so good & it’s so easy, we like to make this at least once a week. Our favorite way to serve it is with rice and vegetables. It’s also perfect with potatoes or along side a salad.

Tenderizing Meat

Besides the crock pot a great way to achieve tender meat is Fruit! Marinating meat with sliced fruit or even juice is a great way to tenderize. The acid in the fruit helps break down any toughness. If you’re worried about it leaving behind too much fruitiness, don’t be! It really just enhances your flavors. Incorporating the pineapple juice into our sauce helps to make it tender even quicker, plus the sweetness it adds is divine.

Rice

When cooking rice, if your goal is really moist, delicious, sticky rice: washing it, is a must. Ideally you want to wash it until the water runs clear. This means take your rice (preferably short grain, or if you can’t find that jasmine rice) put the desired amount in a stovetop pot or in your rice cooker pot, fill it with water until the rice is covered. Take a fork and stir it around really good. You will see the water become cloudy. That’s because the starch is separating from the grain. Next pour out the water. Be careful not to lose any of the rice though! Now fill it up again and repeat this until the water is clear. If you love that nice sticky rice they serve you at Japanese restaurants. You will LOVE this!