Description
Tender Pineapple Pork in a Slow Cooker is a sweet and savory dish made with juicy pork slow-cooked in pineapple, soy sauce, and garlic. The result is melt-in-your-mouth pork with a tropical twist, perfect over rice or noodles.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
- 2–3 lbs pork loin or pork shoulder
- 1 can (20 oz) pineapple chunks, with juice
- 1/3 cup soy sauce (low sodium)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp ginger powder (or 1 tbsp fresh grated ginger)
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- Optional: 1 tbsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water (to thicken sauce)
- Optional garnish: green onions or sesame seeds
Instructions
Instructions
- Place pork in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- In a bowl, whisk together pineapple (with juice), soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, and black pepper.
- Pour sauce over the pork.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 7–8 hours or HIGH for 4–5 hours until pork is fork-tender.
- Optional: shred or slice pork before serving.
- Optional thickening: remove pork, whisk cornstarch slurry into sauce, cover and cook on HIGH for 10–15 minutes.
- Serve over rice or noodles and garnish if desired.
Notes
Pork shoulder gives the most tender results, while pork loin is leaner and slices well. Add bell peppers or onions during the last hour for extra flavor and texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 7–8 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 390
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 38g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
Keywords: pineapple pork slow cooker, crockpot pineapple pork, sweet and savory pork
