Best Italian Pork Crock Pot Recipe 455 Recipes

SAUCY ITALIAN SLOW COOKER PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat.
• Season pork chops with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Sear pork chops in skillet for 2-3 minutes per side, just to form a crust. Transfer pork chops to slow cooker.
• Add remaining ingredients (including remaining salt and pepper) to the slow cooker and stir to combine.
• Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours, until pork chops are tender and cooked through.
• Serve over spaghetti or fettuccine noodles with sauce spooned on top, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese and fresh parsley, if desired.

TONY LUKE'S ITALIAN ROAST PORK SANDWICH (THE REAL DEAL)

Steps:

• Turn crock pot on high setting.
• If the roast comes in elastic-y netting remove the netting, but keep it intact, you'll be stuffing it back in later.
• Mix the next 6 ingredients in a bowl.
• Spread the pork roast out on a clean surface.
• If there are any large thick sections of meat, score them with a knife.
• Rub 3/4 of the mixture over all exposed surfaces.
• Roll the roast back up and place back in netting.
• (Or truss with kitchen twine if no netting was provided) Rub the remaining mixture on the outside of the roast.
• Place the roast in the crock pot and cook at high for 20 minutes.
• Turn down to low and cook at least 3 hours longer or until the pork is falling apart.
• Remove pork from truss or netting and shred into large chunks, removing any large pieces of fat that may be left.
• Return to juices which have accumulated in the crock pot.
• For the broccoli rabe: Wash thoroughly and cut about 1/2 inch off the bottom of the stems.
• Cut the florets off the top and set aside.
• Bring 3qts salted water to a rolling boil.
• Add broccoli rabe leaves and stems and cook about 1&1/2 minutes then add the florets and cook until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
• Remove broccoli from boiling water and drain, but reserve about 1/4- 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid.
• In a deep frying pan (which is cold) begin heat olive oil, red pepper flakes and garlic together over medium heat.
• Once the garlic begins to sauté, begin to time about two minutes (till very lightly browned) add drained broccoli.
• Sauté the broccoli rabe about 3-5 minutes longer and then add the cooking liquid from the pot.
• (This should look a little soupy).
• Assemble: Toast sliced roll if desired.
• Add provo to roll before hot meat. then the cheese can melt. After that top with broccoli rabe generously. manja!

ITALIAN PORK LOIN (IN A CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Place peppers and onions in the bottom of crock pot.
• Rub pork loin with salt, pepper, Italian Seasoning, garlic powder, Thyme and Fennel seed.
• Place the pork loin on top of the peppers and onions in crock pot.
• Pour spaghetti sauce over the pork loin making sure to cover the roast.
• Pour the red wine vinegar in the spaghetti sauce jar and replace the cover; shake the jar so the vinegar mixes with any sauce left in the jar.
• Pour the vinegar around the pork loin.
• Add the two bay leaf.
• Cook at low setting for 8-10 hours.
• Remove pork loin and slice and put the slices back into the sauce in the crock pot.
• Serve with your favorite pasta.