This is a great fix it and forget it slow cooker recipe.  So easy-just pour everything in except a tiny bit of chopping (but you can buy things pre-chopped if you really want to be speedy).  My mom and dad gave me some maple cream as a gift so that is where my inspiration for this dish came from 😉  This recipe is super flavor packed and also adaptable to many different meals.  Maple syrup or maple cream is a great lower glycemic sweetener.  It won’t spike your blood sugar as much as white sugar so it is a good alternative but you can use sugar free syrup as a substitute if you need to adapt this due to medical reasons.  Apple cider vinegar has been touted for its fat burning properties so I used it to balance the sweetness a little in this recipe and add some delicious zip!! 😉
Ingredients: (Sorry my avocados wanted to get in on the picture too but they are NOT in this recipe lol!!)
*2 pounds (or so) boneless, pork loin (you can easily sub in chicken here if you want to btw but pork loin is a great lean meat)
*1 medium yellow onion
*2 tablespoons maple cream or syrup (can substitute in sugar free maple syrup if needed for medical reasons but real maple is preferred!)
*4 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
*1/2 cup vegetable, chicken, or beef stock (you can use 1/4 cup if you want it less saucy than mine)
*2 teaspoons minced garlic
*generous sprinkling salt & pepper (I used 16 grinds from my sea salt & pepper mill)
Chop onion into rings or whatever size you prefer 🙂
Add everything into slow cooker and cook for 7-9 hours on low.
About an hour before it is done use two forks to shred all the pork into small pieces and mix everything really well together. Â This will allow the inside of the pork to get nice and moist and flavorful too. Â Make sure you do this so the pork has time to soak up some of the liquid!!
This pork is so good and nice and saucy (almost like a sloppy joe messiness).
Once it is cooked you can do what I did and serve it with some sliced apples inside a low carb wrap which is amazing! Â You will probably need a knife and fork to eat though because it is a little messy lol!
Another awesome way to serve is to add it to a salad greens with chopped apples, a sprinkle of walnuts or pecans, and a little cheddar cheese. Â The sauciness of this pork makes a delicious “dressing” so no need to add any extra (yumm!!).
This freezes and reheats perfectly too for quick eats at a later time.
Check out these great nutritional stats too!!
Makes 6 servings:
Per serving:
229 calories
4.7 grams fat
7.2 grams carbs
.5 grams fiber
37.5 grams protein
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