Best Mediterranean Pork Roast Crock Pot Recipes

CROCK POT PORK ROAST

Steps:

• First, prepare your pork dry rub by mixing together all of the spices in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Then, prepare veggies. Quarter 6 russet potatoes, chop a white onion, dice 6 medium carrots into 4 pieces each, and roughly chop 4 cloves of garlic.
• Place the veggie medley on the bottom of your crockpot.
• Next, rub your pork shoulder roast with the dry rub. Make sure that every nook and cranny is covered in rub.
• Heat around 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium/high heat. When olive oil is fragrant, sear pork shoulder for 2 minutes on each side.
• Then, place the pork roast in crock pot on top of the veggies. Make sure you scrape the skillet to get all of the delicious bits of rub off of it and add that to the crockpot, too.
• Create herb bundle, by using bakers twine to tie together thyme and rosemary and set that on top of the pork.
• Next, in a large Pyrex, mix together balsamic vinegar, red wine, and chicken broth.
• Then, pour that on top of the pork roast.
• Cover crockpot and turn to high. Let cook for around 6-8 hours (flipping pork roast halfway through cook time, if you can, if you can't no worries!).
• Remove meat and vegetables from the crockpot and discard the herb bundle.
• Using two forks, pull the pork roast apart into chunks and set aside.
• Place 1/2 cup of the liquid left in the crockpot into a microwave safe Pyrex. Whisk in cornstarch.
• Place cornstarch mixture into the microwave for 45 seconds (mixture should be thick a gelatinous).
• Remove from the microwave and whisk the cornstarch mixture into the existing liquid in the crockpot until it thickens into a thin gravy.
• Place pork and vegetables back into the crockpot and mix, coating everything in gravy.

CROCK POT PORK MEDITERRANEAN STYLE

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients for the marinade.
• Put the roast in a large bowl, stab all over with a sharp knife, pour over and rub in half of the marinade.
• Turn over and repeat, cover and leave in a cool place for 10-12 hours.
• When ready to cook bring roast back to room temperature.
• Preheat a large frying pan or skillet on the top of the stove.
• Scrape of as much marinade as possible and place that, together with the marinade in the bowl in your crock pot, switch on to low.
• When skillet is hot brown the roast on all sides for about 10 minutes, don't use any oil or butter, there is still enough oil on the roast.
• Put in the crock pot and cook on low for 8-10 hours.
• You can add two tablespoons of cream to the juices or serve them as they are.
• If you don't like the juices just serve the pork with another gravy and discard the juices.
• To serve on buns or in pita, cook the pork 1-2 hours longer so you can pull it apart.

MEDITERRANEAN PORK ROAST (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Mix spices, oil, broth in a small bowl.
• Put roast in crock pot.
• Poke it all over with a knife.
• Pour the liquid mixture over the roast.
• Cook on low 6-8 hours.
• Shred roast in the crock pot- it will fall apart easily using just 2 forks.
• Let it soak up the liquid.
• Serve with pita bread, feta cheese, tomatoes.
• Or serve over garlic couscous or mashed potatoes.

MEDITERRANEAN POT ROAST DINNER

Steps:

• Place potatoes and carrots in a 6-qt. slow cooker. Sprinkle flour over all surfaces of roast. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown roast on all sides. Place over vegetables., Add mushrooms, celery, onion, olives and 1/4 cup parsley to slow cooker. In a small bowl, mix remaining ingredients; pour over top., Cook, covered, on low 8-10 hours or until meat and vegetables are tender. Remove beef. Stir remaining parsley into vegetables. Serve beef with vegetables.

SLOW-COOKER MEDITERRANEAN POT ROAST

Steps:

• Spray 12-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Cook beef in skillet about 5 minutes, turning once, until brown. Sprinkle with salt, Italian seasoning and garlic; remove from skillet.
• Place beef, seasoned side up, in 4-to 5-quart slow cooker. Spread tomatoes and olives over roast. Add broth and onions.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 5 to 6 hours or until beef is tender.
• Remove beef from slow cooker; cover and let stand 15 minutes. Slice beef; serve with beef juice and onions from slow cooker. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer's directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.