SLOW COOKER PORK ROAST RECIPE

Slow Cooker Pork Roast made with simple ingredients you have in your pantry! Fall-apart tender pork with a flavorful gravy on top make this recipe amazing. Now with Instant Pot instructions!

Slow Cooker Pork Roast made with only a handful of easy ingredients that you already have on hand. This simple meal goes together in minutes 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.

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

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.

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.

How long does it take to cook a pork roast in a slow cooker?

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?

1. Place roast in slow cooker. Combine remaining ingredients (except cornstarch) in a 2-cup measuring cup. Whisk together and pour over roast.
2. Cook on low 10-12 hours for that fall-apart, insanely tender type of meat. (Or on high 6-8 hours.)
3. Prior to serving, ladle out about 1/4 cup of the juice in the crock pot and strain into a measuring cup.
4. Whisk in 2 tsp cornstarch. Add in enough juice to make 1 cup.
5. 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?

1. 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.
2. 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.)
3. When timer beeps, let it Natural Pressure Release.
4. Remove lid and ladle out about 1/4 cup of the juice and strain into a measuring cup.
5. Whisk in 2 tsp cornstarch. Add in additional juice to make 1 cup.
6. Microwave on high for 30 seconds and whisk again. Drizzle sauce over meat prior to serving.

Enjoy this Slow Cooker Pork Roast recipe? Here are others you’ll like too: 

• Best Slow Cooker Beef Stew
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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 just 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.

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Slow Cooker Pork Roast

Slow Cooker Pork Roast made with simple ingredients you have in your pantry! Fall-apart tender pork with a flavorful gravy on top make this recipe amazing. Now with Instant Pot instructions!

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?

1. Place roast in slow cooker. Combine remaining ingredients (except cornstarch) in a 2-cup measuring cup. Whisk together and pour over roast.
2. Cook on low 10-12 hours for that fall-apart, insanely tender type of meat. (Or on high 6-8 hours.)
3. Prior to serving, ladle out about 1/4 cup of the juice in the crock pot and strain into a measuring cup.
4. Whisk in 2 tsp cornstarch. Add in enough juice to make 1 cup.
5. 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?

1. 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.

2. 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.)
3. When timer beeps, let it Natural Pressure Release.
4. Remove lid and ladle out about 1/4 cup of the juice and strain into a measuring cup.
5. Whisk in 2 tsp cornstarch. Add in additional juice to make 1 cup.
6. Microwave on high for 30 seconds and whisk again. Drizzle sauce over meat prior to serving.

Slow Cooker Pork Roast made with simple ingredients you have in your pantry! Fall-apart tender pork with a flavorful gravy on top make this recipe amazing.