Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin with Garlic Apple Thyme Sauce

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 2-3 pound pork tenderloin
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

  optional
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 cup apple juice or cider
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch

Instructions

• 1 In a small bowl, combine the garlic powder, ginger, thyme and red pepper flakes,
  if using. Then add salt and pepper to taste. Rub the spice mixture over the
  entire surface of the tenderloin.
• 2 In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat and brown the tenderloin
  on all sides. Transfer it to the slow cooker. Combine the broth, apple juice,
  soy sauce, and brown sugar in a small bowl and pour over the tenderloin. Cover
  and cook on low 6 to 8 or on high for 4 to 5 hours.
• 3 When the roast is tender and finished cooking, transfer to a serving platter and
  keep warm.
• 4 Meanwhile, pour the juices from the roast into a glass measuring cup; skim off
  the fat. You will need 2 cups of liquid. Pour these cooking juices into a
  saucepan. In a separate container, whisk or shake 3 tablespoons of cornstarch
  into 1/2 cup water until dissolved. Add this mixture to the cooking juices in
  the saucepan.
• 5 Heat over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the sauce bubbling and
  thickened. Cook and stir another couple of minutes. Season the sauce with salt
  and pepper to taste. Slice the tenderloin and serve the sauce alongside.

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