Pineapple Pork Slow Cooked (Printable Version)
Super soft pork and sweet pineapple, perfect for a no-stress slow cooker dinner.
# Ingredients Required:
→ Main Ingredients
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Salt and pepper, toss in as you like
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A bunch of green onions, chopped for topping
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1 tablespoon water
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1 tablespoon cornstarch
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3 garlic cloves, chopped up fine
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1 teaspoon ginger, minced up
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1/4 cup brown sugar
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1/4 cup soy sauce
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1 can (20 oz) pineapple bits, drain and keep the juice
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2 pounds pork shoulder or pork butt, cut into big pieces
# Guide to Cooking:
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Once the sauce thickens, put the pork and pineapple back in the slow cooker. Spoon the thick sauce over it and sprinkle with those green onions.
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Take out the pineapple bits and pork, set them aside for now. Move the leftover liquid from the slow cooker into a pan. Mix in your cornstarch and water blend while you boil and stir until it thickens up.
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Mix up your water and cornstarch in a tiny bowl until smooth.
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During the last hour in the slow cooker, dump in your pineapple bits.
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Pop the lid on and cook low and slow for 6-8 hours or crank it up and go high for 3-4 hours until it’s fall-apart soft.
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Then pour all that juice mix over the pork in the slow cooker.
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Toss all your pork pieces into your slow cooker.
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Mix that pineapple juice you saved with soy sauce, brown sugar, chopped garlic, minced ginger, salt, and pepper together in a bowl.
# Extra Suggestions:
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Let the pork soak overnight in the soy and pineapple mixture if you want bigger flavor.