Slow Cooker Pork Roast made with simple ingredients, ready to cook in minutes! Fall-apart tender pork with a flavorful gravy on top make this crock pot pork recipe amazing. Now with Instant Pot instructions!
Crock Pot Pork Roast made with broth, balsamic vinegar for a great boost of flavor, soy sauce, honey and garlic. This crock pot pork dinner goes together in minutes and is made in your slow cooker or Instant Pot. The gravy is made with the juice that cooks off the roast too. It’s moist and flavorful and perfect for a family dinner or entertaining guests. Updated with nutrition information!
Today I’m bringing you a delicious dinner that cooks to perfection in the crockpot! Don’t you love meals like that? I know I do. Just a handful of ingredients and you can practically forget about it. I served this pork roast with brown rice and a side of green beans. Healthy, easy to make and minimal effort. I’ve used bone-in pork roast as well as boneless pork roasts and I think they’re both amazing. I tend to use the boneless variety more often because I buy them in bulk at Costco.
I like to serve this pork roast with other comfort food favorites like Alfredo Potatoes, fresh Buttermilk Bread or Creamy Parmesan Potatoes and Peas. Finish off with Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies for dessert!
How to make Crock Pot Pork Roast recipe
First I spray my crock pot with non stick spray. Place your boneless pork roast in your crock pot. Measure all of the remaining ingredients except the cornstarch in a 2 cup measuring cup. I prefer to use chicken broth, but you can also use vegetable broth or even beef broth if you’d like. Whisk the sauce ingredients and then pour over the pork roast. Place the lid on the crock pot and cook on high for 6-8 hours or low for 10-12 hours.
When the roast is done, strain out about 1/4 cup of the liquid into a separate bowl and stir the cornstarch into that liquid. Add about 1/2 cup additional juice from the crockpot and microwave for about 1 minute. Taste the gravy and add water as needed. Use tongs to pull the pork roast out from the crockpot and onto a serving plate. I like to shred the roast and drizzle some gravy on and serve with additional gravy.
How long does it take to slow cook pork?
When you cook a pork roast in a slow cooker, how long you cook it for depends on how large your roast is. I use a small 3-4 pound boneless pork roast for this recipe and I like to cook it in a slow cooker on LOW for 10-12 hours. You can cook it on HIGH for 6-8 hours, but I think the texture and flavor is better when you cook it on low.
I cook this Pork Roast recipe in a 4.5 quart basic crock pot. (Basic but so pretty!)
What broth do you cook a pork roast in?
Several people have asked what type of broth to use in this recipe. I really think you can use any broth you have on hand! Just to experiment, I’ve used chicken broth, beef broth and even vegetable broth. All were wonderful! The other flavors in the recipe are much stronger than the flavor of the broth, so even with the slight taste differences in each broth, the end results were very, very similar. I most often use chicken broth because I have that on hand in my pantry all the time.
How to make Pork Roast recipe in an Instant Pot
I’ve also begun making this in my Instant Pot and it’s AMAZING. It’s quite a bit faster than using a Slow Cooker (it takes about 2 hours total!) and I think I like the results even more! I use a small, 2-lb Pork Sirloin Tip Roast from Costco and add the remaining ingredients. It’s fall apart tender and so flavorful! Instant Pot instructions included below- I’ve even made it in my baby 3-qt Instant Pot with great success!
Slow Cooker Pork Roast Recipe ingredients
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- 1 3-4 lb pork roast
- 1 cup broth (my favorite to use is chicken broth)
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 TBSP honey
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 2 tsp cornstarch
How long does it take to cook a pork roast in a slow cooker?
Place roast in slow cooker. Combine remaining ingredients (except cornstarch) in a 2-cup measuring cup. Whisk together and pour over roast.
Cook on low 10-12 hours for that fall-apart, insanely tender type of meat. (Or on high 6-8 hours.)
How to make pork roast recipe gravy
Prior to serving, ladle out about 1/4 cup of the juice in the crock pot and strain into a measuring cup.
Whisk in 2 tsp cornstarch. Add in enough juice to make 1 cup.
Microwave on high for 30 seconds and whisk again. Drizzle sauce over meat prior to serving.
How do you cook a Pork Roast in an Instant Pot?
- Place Pork Roast roast in Instant Pot. Combine remaining ingredients (except cornstarch) in a small bowl, increasing broth from 1 cup to 1 1/2 cups. Whisk together and pour over roast.
- Lock lid on and set Instant Pot to Manual High Pressure for 65 minutes (for a 2-lb Sirloin Tip Roast that was fall-apart tender. Add 10 minutes per additional pound of pork roast.)
- When timer beeps, let it Natural Pressure Release.
- Remove lid and ladle out about 1/4 cup of the juice and strain into a measuring cup.
- Whisk in 2 tsp cornstarch. Add in additional juice to make 1 cup.
- Microwave on high for 30 seconds and whisk again. Drizzle sauce over meat prior to serving.
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Can I use a pork loin roast in place of a pork roast in this slow cooker recipe?
Pork loin comes from a different section of the pig as a pork roast does. It’s a longer, thinner piece of meat and it’s very tender. I think the flavors in this recipe would work beautifully for a pork loin, I’d just decrease the cooking time to 4-5 hours.
Can I add vegetables to this pork roast recipe?
There is a lot of moist flavor in this recipe so I think adding vegetables is a great idea! I’d cut the vegetables in larger pieces and add them after the pork has been able to cook for a few hours. Vegetables like quartered potatoes (or whole baby red potatoes) and carrots would be fantastic. I also think adding chunks of cabbage would be delicious; I’d just add in a teaspoon of brown sugar to compensate for the bitter flavor that cabbage has. Have you added vegetables to this slow cooker pork roast recipe before? I’d love to hear what vegetables you added and how it turned out!
How to make pork roast gravy
This recipe includes broth, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, honey and garlic not only to flavor the pork, but also to make a delicious base for gravy! Prior to serving, ladle out about 1/4 cup of the juice in the crock pot and strain into a measuring cup. I like to strain it to remove all the bits and pieces the pork meat gives off as it cooks. It’s not necessary, but I like to have a smooth gravy. Whisk in 2 tsp cornstarch. Add in enough juice to make 1 cup. Cornstarch is used as a thickening agent.Microwave on high for 30 seconds and whisk again. Drizzle sauce over meat prior to serving.
You can use flour if you’d prefer, but I’d switch to heating the gravy in a small saucepan on the stove (instead of using the microwave like the directions indicate) so that you can whisk continually to smooth out the flour lumps.
Slow Cooker Pork Roast
Ingredients
- 1 3-4 lb pork roast
- 1 cup broth
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 TBSP honey
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 2 tsp cornstarch
Instructions
How long does it take to cook a pork roast in a slow cooker?
- Place roast in slow cooker. Combine remaining ingredients (except cornstarch) in a 2-cup measuring cup. Whisk together and pour over roast.
- Cook on low 10-12 hours for that fall-apart, insanely tender type of meat. (Or on high 6-8 hours.)
- Prior to serving, ladle out about 1/4 cup of the juice in the crock pot and strain into a measuring cup.
- Whisk in 2 tsp cornstarch. Add in enough juice to make 1 cup.
- Microwave on high for 30 seconds and whisk again. Drizzle sauce over meat prior to serving.
How do you cook a Pork Roast in an Instant Pot?
- Place Pork Roast roast in Instant Pot. Combine remaining ingredients (except cornstarch) in a small bowl, increasing broth from 1 cup to 1 1/2 cups. Whisk together and pour over roast.
- Lock lid on and set Instant Pot to Manual High Pressure for 65 minutes (for a 2-lb Sirloin Tip Roast that was fall-apart tender. Add 10 minutes per additional pound of pork roast.)
- When timer beeps, let it Natural Pressure Release.
- Remove lid and ladle out about 1/4 cup of the juice and strain into a measuring cup.
- Whisk in 2 tsp cornstarch. Add in additional juice to make 1 cup.
- Microwave on high for 30 seconds and whisk again. Drizzle sauce over meat prior to serving.
Nutrition
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Slow Cooker Pork Roast made with simple ingredients, ready to cook in minutes! Fall-apart tender pork with a flavorful gravy on top make this crock pot pork recipe incredible.
Crock Pot Pork Roast made with broth, balsamic vinegar for a great boost of flavor, soy sauce, honey and garlic. This crock pot pork goes together fast and is made in your slow cooker. The gravy is made with the juice that cooks off the roast too. It’s moist and flavorful and perfect for a family dinner or entertaining guests.
Melondy Elder says
What kind of broth did you use?
Jessica says
I use chicken broth because I usually have more on hand!
Mark Libeck says
Beef boulion. Didn’t have the broth on hand.
Mark Libeck says
I tried this with pork. It was incredible. I didn’t have to cook it for 10 hours. In my crock pot it was done in 4. However I later experimented by substituting the pork with London Broil. Excellent way to use an inexpensive cut of beef. And also very delicious.
Rebek says
5 stars for the marinade recipe! The flavor of this was amazing. I made a quick rub of salt, pepper, cayenne & granulated garlic, rubbed it all over the pork and browned it in my cast iron before putting it in the crock pot. It was delicious! It was pull-apart at 4 hours on high, it could probably have gone longer but it was done enough for us!
Alison says
Rebek i’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Jamie says
What temperature should the pork be at the end of cooking? Thanks!
Jessica says
Fall apart pork will get to 195 degrees when it’s done cooking. 🙂 Enjoy!
Alice says
160 degrees is good for pork.
Carey says
Delicious. Doubled everything for a 6 pound pork shoulder and it was so moist and flavorful. Only thing I had an issue with was the sauce at the end. Even after adding the cornstarch and heating, mine didn’t thicken at all. I could have tried more cornstarch or heating longer, but by that point, bellies were hungry and nobody missed it.
Nicole says
Does the roast need to be covered with water or broth while cooking? The amount of broth listed in the ingredients wasn’t enough to cover the meat.
Jessica says
Nope! Just follow the recipe as directed. The meat gives off liquid as it cooks.
Su says
Loved putting this in my slow cooker and coming back to something so amazing! Will be trying this again soon!
Donna says
I am loving the step by step instructions here, makes it impossible to stuff up! Meat cooked in the slow cooker is next level tender and fall apart and this is no excpetion, so much flavour!!
Carmen says
Are there any vegetables that can be cooked with the roast in the crockpot? At what point would you add them in?
Jessica says
You can add in baby carrots and cut baby potatoes when the roast has 3 hours left to cook. 🙂 Just toss them in!
Sheila says
This was delicious. Followed the directions and the roast was perfect. Thanks for the recipe!!!
Michael Pfister says
I really enjoyed this dish. The sauce was a little thin but very delicious. I have printed off the recipe and will definitely make it again.
Corey palmer says
I just made this for dinner and it was excellent. The only change I made was Browning the roast before putting it in the slow cooker on top of 1.5 pounds of small yellow and red potatoes, carrots with skin on and half an onion. Turned out amazing!!
Alison says
Thanks so much Corey!
Craig says
I had a 3.75# pork sirloin roast, quite lean. I wanted a small amount for dinner and then the rest to pull and mix in with a couple pounds of packaged barbequed pork that has way too much barbeque and way too little pork. I “overcooked” it to 180f. It did dry to a perfect extent for pulling the remainder from dinner with a fork.
We used a bit of the broth as au jus with dinner. Didn’t make the gravy.
Tammy says
Simple. Delicious. Perfect!
Jessica says
thanks Tammy!
Amelia says
Love love love this. I have made this several times and always a winner. Thank you xx
Gillian Romain says
I had a busy day today and wanted something easy for my pork loin roast. Found this recipe and had most of the ingredients but had to sub beef broth for the chicken. Simple and easy to follow. It was a little overcooked due to being busy, but it was still delicious. I will definitely make it again.