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    🏠Home » Recipes » Pork Chop and Loin Recipes

    Crock Pot Pork Loin Roast

    Oct 15, 2014 | Last Updated Apr 16, 2021 by Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan

    Recipe Table of Contents    
    4 from 14 votes

    Fall apart tender roasted pork loin that is crock pot simple. Paired with root vegetables and gravy, and you have a hardy family meal. Just follow these easy step by step photos.

    pork roast with gravy on plate

    Table of Contents
    • 🐖Pork Loin
    • ♨️The Crock Pot
    • ✔️Tips
    • 📖Crock Pot Main Dish Recipes
    • 🖼️Step-by-Step Photo Instructions
    • 📖Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

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    Introduction

    We started with about 3 pounds of pork loin. Give it a good marinade of garlic (the only "spice" my wife cares about) and soy sauce.  Then cook to fall apart in a crock pot with root veggies. Finally, smother it in gravy.

    So the story. There is always a story right. We have some workers scheduled for mid-morning our home. But after the dogs rolled in the mud and required a shower, there was no time to eat. So off to brunch after the workers were done.

    Our chosen restaurant turned out to be way too busy. We wanted breakfast, not lunch, and ended up at Bob Evan's. I find their food fairly good, and breakfast is all day and is their best food.

    They were advertising a takeout pork roast dinner. So the brunch discussion was pork roast. Well, that was a good idea.

    My Rating

    My rating system of a 4 out of 5 so very nice.

    A low 4 or higher 3. Pork loin, which is low in fat, will be a just little dry. But the gravy handled that very nicely.

    🐖Pork Loin

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    Pork loin is the cut that gives us pork chops. So think of it as a big chunk of pork chop. It is not pork tenderloin, which is a different cut of pork and not suitable for this recipe.

    Most whole pork loins are in the 5-pound range. Cut off a few 1-inch slices as pork chops and save for later. Or cook the whole thing.

    ♨️The Crock Pot

    This is for a larger crock pot, six qt or larger will do. You need room for the veggies.

    You can add other spices like thyme if you want. I considered a brine, but this is a thick chunk of meat. I'm not convinced it would do much.

    ✔️Tips

    The Marinade

    Pork loin can be a bit tasteless. So I used a marinade of garlic and soy sauce to crank up the taste. I was just right for us.

    Feel free to adjust the marinade to your taste.

    Should I Brine?

    Up to you, but not if you use my suggested marinade. The soy sauce is high in sodium, and if left on overnight does act a bit like a brine.

    Or you can do a real brine. I suggest 6 cups of water, 6 tablespoons salt, 6 tablespoons brown sugar.  4-hour minimum but overnight would be better. You can add some garlic or other spices if you want.

    What Root Vegetables?

    I chose potatoes, carrots, parsnip, and onion. The choices are up to you, but one medium onion is the most onion you want.

    The Gravy

    I remove the liquid from the crock pot to make gravy. This is really the only way to get a good flour-based gravy, which I love and is best for leftovers.

    You can use corn starch, but it is not good for leftovers since it will "gel" and stay that way.

    I use the "slurry" method to make gravy. See How To Make Gravy at Home for more details.

    📖Crock Pot Main Dish Recipes

    Creamy Crock Pot Mac and Cheese

    Crock Pot Apple Pork Chops

    Crock Pot Chicken Baked Ziti

    This recipe is listed in these categories. See them for more similar recipes.

    Comfort Food Recipes, Crock Pot Recipes, Pork Chop and Loin Recipes, Pork Recipes
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    🖼️Step-by-Step Photo Instructions

    Pork Loin with oil, garlic and soy sauce

    Start with a marinade of garlic and soy sauce. Combine six cloves garlic crushed, two tablespoons soy sauce, and two tablespoons olive oil.

    Pork Loin in pastic bag with marinade

    Combine in a 1-gallon zip lock bag with a 2 ½ to 3-pound pork loin. Squeeze all the air out and seal. Refrigerate, for the 1-hour minimum, but overnight is better.

    root vegetables cut up on black board

    When ready to cook, prep root vegetables. I went with six medium potatoes, four carrots, one large parsnip, and a medium onion.

    pork loin in crock pot with broth

    Add vegetable broth, salt, and pepper in a larger crock pot. Add the pork loin fat side up.

    root vegetables piled on the pork loin in a crock pot

    Add the root veggies, cover, and cook on low for 8 hours.

    cooked pork roast on plate and bowl of veggies

    Remove the vegetables to a bowl and meat to a platter. Scrap off the fat and tent the meat and veggies with foil while making gravy.

    adding flour mixture to boiling fluid in saucepan

    Place 2 cups of the cooking liquid in a saucepan. Mix ½ cup flour with ½ cup cold water and mix well. A Tupperware shaker works well for this or just whisk it together. Bring the liquid to a boil. Slowly add the flour mixture while continuing to whisk until thickened.

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    📖Recipe

    pork roast with gravy on plate

    Crock Pot Pork Loin Roast

    From Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan
    Fall apart tender roasted pork loin that is crock pot simple. Paired with root vegetables and gravy, and you have a hardy family meal. Just follow these easy step by step photos.
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    4 from 14 votes
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    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 8 hours 15 minutes
    Total Time: 8 hours 35 minutes
    Servings #/Adjust if desired 8

    Ingredients

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    • 2 ½ to 3 pound pork loin roast
    • 6 cloves garlic - crushed
    • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
    • 2 tablespoons olive oil

    Step 2

    • 2 cups vegetable broth
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon pepper
    • Root vegetables of your choice - potatoes, carrots, onion, parsnip

    For Gravy

    • ½ cup flour
    • ½ cup water - cold

    Instructions

    • Start with a marinade of garlic and soy sauce. Combine six cloves garlic crushed, two tablespoons soy sauce, and two tablespoons olive oil.
      Pork Loin with oil, garlic and soy sauce
    • Combine in a 1-gallon zip lock bag with a 2 ½ to 3-pound pork loin. Squeeze all the air out and seal. Refrigerate for 1-hour minimum but overnight is better.
      Pork Loin in pastic bag with marinade
    • When ready to cook, prep root vegetables. I went with six medium potatoes, four carrots, one large parsnip, and a medium onion.
      root vegetables cut up on black board
    • Add 2 cups of vegetable broth, one teaspoon salt, and one teaspoon pepper in a larger crock pot. Add the pork loin fat side up.
      pork loin in crock pot with broth
    • Add the root veggies and cook on low for 8 hours covered.
      root vegetables piled on the pork loin in a crock pot
    • Remove the vegetables to a bowl and meat to a platter. Scrape off excess fat off the pork and tent the meat and veggies lightly with foil.
      cooked pork roast on plate and bowl of veggies
    • Place 2 cups of the cooking liquid in a saucepan. Mix ½ cup flour with ½ cup cold water and mix well. A Tupperware shaker works well for this or just whisk it together.
      adding flour mixture to boiling fluid in saucepan
    • Bring the liquid to a boil. Slowly add the flour mixture while continuing to whisk until thickened. Cook a few more minutes then serve.
      pork loin roast with gravy on plate
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    Recipe Notes

    Pro Tips

    1. This is for a larger crock pot, six qt. or larger will do.
    2. Feel free to adjust the marinade to your taste.
    3. You can brine BUT do not use my suggested marinade if you do. I suggest 6 cups of water, 6 tablespoons salt, 6 tablespoons brown sugar. 4-hour minimum but overnight would be better. You can add some garlic or other spices if you want.
    4. I do not remove the fat pad here until after cooking. It is hard before cooking and scrapes right off after.
    5. I chose potatoes, carrots, parsnip, and onion. The choices are up to you, but one medium onion is the most onion you want.
    6. Gravy is optional, but it is easy, and you want it.

    To adjust the recipe size:

    You may adjust the number of servings in this recipe card under servings. This does the math for the ingredients for you. BUT it does NOT adjust the text of the instructions. So you need to do that yourself.

    Nutrition Estimate

    Calories : 226 kcal (11%) | Carbohydrates : 8 g (3%) | Protein : 33 g (66%) | Fat : 6 g (9%) | Saturated Fat : 2 g (10%) | Cholesterol : 89 mg (30%) | Sodium : 464 mg (19%) | Potassium : 548 mg (16%) | Fiber : 1 g (4%) | Sugar : 1 g (1%) | Vitamin A : 125 IU (3%) | Vitamin C : 1 mg (1%) | Calcium : 11 mg (1%) | Iron : 1 mg (6%)
    Serving size is my estimate of a normal size unless stated otherwise. The number of servings per recipe is stated above. This is home cooking, and there are many variables. All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.
    Course : Main Course
    Cuisine : American

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    Editor's Note: Originally Published October 15, 2014. Updated with expanded options, refreshed photos, and a table of contents to help navigation.

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Regina

      September 20, 2020 at 3:05 pm

      Hi Dan,
      Can you please let me know what did you do with the marinade after marinating the meat?

      Reply
      • Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan

        September 20, 2020 at 4:47 pm

        Hi Regina,

        Welcome to the blog.

        Marinades and brines are always discarded. If it is a marinade you want to use for something else later, like basting or a sauce of some type, then when the marinade is mixed, you "reserve" some for later in the refrigerator and don't use that part until later. I have a few chicken marinades that I do this with.

        Dan

    2. Michael

      February 02, 2018 at 11:01 pm

      We made this recipe for dinner this evening. We ended up having guests eat with us and everyone loved it. Our pork loin was about 4lb, so we adjusted a few things but it was definitely a hit.

      Reply
      • DrDan

        February 03, 2018 at 1:20 pm

        Hi Michael,
        Thanks for the note. It comes out very nice for a pork loin.
        Dan

    3. April

      August 22, 2016 at 12:56 pm

      Very good recipe! I used chicken broth instead and added a little thyme and still it turned out very good!

      Reply

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