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Garlic Pork Roast

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"Quick and easy in the crock pot and very good. Even my kids like it." — Brandy

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1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 (2 pound) boneless pork roast
salt and pepper to taste
4 sweet potatoes, quartered

1 onion, quartered
6 cloves garlic
1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth

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Directions

Heat oil in large heavy skillet. Season meat with salt and pepper, and brown in oil.
In a slow cooker, layer sweet potatoes, onion and garlic. Place browned roast on top of vegetables, and pour in chicken broth.
Cover, and cook on low setting for 6 hours.

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PREP 20 mins
COOK 6 hrs
READY IN 6 hrs 20 mins

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With a few modifications based on other reviewers suggestions, this recipe was one of the best I have made from Allrecipes (and I've been a member for over four years). I seasoned the roast generously with Spike and garlic pepper before searing, and also placed the sweet potatoes on top of the roast instead of underneath (the onions and garlic were kept on the bottom of the crock, though). I made slits and shoved in some garlic cloves, crocked it for 8 hours on low, and it was absolutely perfect: a handsome, falling apart, no-knife needed roast. The sweet pototoes also came out the right consistency. This will be one of my new favorites.

—AMBERDARLAND

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Dec 27, 2002

The finished recipe was really bland. When making the recipe, I hoped it would taste good, because it was really easy. Oh well. The sweet potatoes turn to mush and the combinations of ingredients do not really mix well together. Not to mention, the pork was extremely dry. Even worse leftover!

—KKKIRCH

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Jan 16, 2004

This was a very good recipe! I only used 3 cloves of garlic and it was still very flavorful. I put in two onions instead of one. The meat was very tender. The sweet potatoes were very tender, NOT mushy and tasted wonderful. I had leftovers and when reheated in the saved broth in a saucepan was just as good as the first day it was made. I put the leftover meat in a low oven wraped in foil for a short time and it was still mosit and tender. My husband loved this and said he definitely wants this as a "make again" recipe. One hint, if you open the lid even just one time before the minimum cooking time, you loose 1 to 1/2 hrs. of cooking time, which means you have to add that additional loss of time to your expected time done.

—ELIZABETH34

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Jan 13, 2006

I had to try this because I couldn't imagine sweet potatoes with onions and garlic. I trimmed all the fat off the roast and seasoned it with seasoned salt and garlic pepper prior to searing. I sliced one clove of garlic and placed the slivers in slits cut in the roast. Since I knew I would be gone for 9 hours instead of 6, I cut the sweet potatoes into large chunks and put them on top of the roast (I used 2 large onions and the garlic to line the crock pot). The potatoes were slighty soft, but not mushy. The flavor of the whole dish was superb. My mom and husband both agreed that this was a keeper!

—LisaJ

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Jan 08, 2004

I used this recipe as a base to get the final results I was looking for. My pork turned out excellent, extremely tender and not the least bit dry. I left out the sweet potatoes because I just wanted plain mashed potatoes that I could pour gravy over. I seared the pork with my seasonings of choice, garlic, Fiesta Fajita seasoning, and salt-free Cavender's Greek Seasoning. I saved the 'drippings' from the searing to make my gravy rue then added the broth from the cooked roast to finish it up. I cooked the roast on two onions cut in half for 5 1/2 hours and just cut the cooker off to let it 'rest' for the last 30 minutes while I was finishing up the remainder of the meal. I haven't eaten until I was 'stuffed' in a long time, but I certainly did last night and so did my husband!

—Wilemon

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Sep 25, 2008

oh my, what a great recipe!! i didn't change a thing and it came out perfect. my parents came to visit, and they could not believe how wonderful it was. 9/25/08... The posting above was made a few years ago, and I've made this several times since, but I thought I'd change it up a little this time. I've always added more garlic than called for, but this last time I seared the pork roast as I usually do, then I added about a 1/2 can of chicken broth to the drippings, let it come to a simmer to loosen up the bits stuck to the pan, then poured it into the crockpot along with the rest of the broth...that small step took this recipe to another level!! This is really the only way I cook pork roast. Thank you so much for this posting.

—norah

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Nov 06, 2006

We really enjoyed this recipe. We added carrots, extra salt and pepper and used white table potatoes. Which turned excellent. Thanks

—cook272

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Jan 15, 2004

I omitted the sweet potatoes. You have to make sure you sear the pork good. After searing it I cut four slits in the top and put in the slivers of garlic into the pork roast (mine had the bones), then I took 1 TB crushed peppercorns, 1 tea of oregano, 1 tea cumin (not seeds), 1/2 tea of ground cloves, 1.5 tea of cinnamon. Take a hot sauce pan and heat up your spices a bit (do not burn) this should be about 2 min or so and then rub onto the roast. Then I added the rest in the recipe. I cooked it at 4 hours high (starting at 7:30am) then at lunch I put it at 6 hours high. Them meat fell right off the bone! It was so tender and flavorful I shredded it up and heated up some corn tortillas (Milagro are the best tortillas) salsa and cheese. Very good! The spices are what I use when making empanada meat.

—FBOHLING

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Nutrition

Calories
525 kcal
26%

Carbohydrates
27.3 g
9%

Cholesterol
146 mg
49%

Fat
22.6 g
35%

Fiber
3.7 g
15%

Protein
51 g
102%

Sodium
144 mg
6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Garlic Pork Roast

Serving Size: 1/4 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
** Calories: 525
** Calories from Fat: 204

% Daily Value *
** Total Fat 22.6g 35 %
** Saturated Fat 6.9g 34 %
** Cholesterol 146mg 49 %
** Sodium 144mg 6 %
** Potassium 1177mg 33 %
** Total Carbohydrates 27.3g 9 %
** Dietary Fiber 3.7g 15 %
** Protein 51g 102 %
** Sugars 8.8g
** Vitamin A 409 %
** Vitamin C 32 %
** Calcium 8 %
** Iron 23 %
** Thiamin 189 %
** Niacin 174 %
** Vitamin B6 121 %
** Magnesium 29 %
** Folate 7 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.