Super Easy Slow Cooker Pork Sauerkraut Recipe
Here is your super-easy slow-cooked pork tenderloin with sauerkraut and potatoes. This dish is best served with mashed potatoes if you don’t want to use the whole baby ones.
For fast and easy clean-up, 8 seconds or less, line your slow cooker with a slow cooker liner.
Pro Tip: Double the quantity in the recipe as it tastes even better the next day.
Here’s a fun fact…the pig isn’t able to turn it’s head side to side or to look behind itself. The pig is only able to look forward and so, in addition to being considered a symbol of good luck, the pig also serves as a reminder to us to look forward to the new year and to new possibilities, not backward at what has already happened
Ingredients
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1 (1 pound) whole pork tenderloin
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1 (24 ounce) bag baby potatoes, unpeeled (optional)
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1 (20 ounce) can sauerkraut, undrained
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1 cup water
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1/4 cup butter, cubed
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salt and ground black pepper to taste
Directions
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Place whole pork tenderloin into a slow cooker.
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Arrange potatoes around the pork; pour the sauerkraut and juice over the pork and potatoes.
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Add butter cubes, salt, and black pepper.
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Cook on Low until pork is tender, 8 to 10 hours.
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Add more water after 8 hours if the mixture seems dry.
Pro Tip: Use applesauce or brown sugar to sweeten the recipe and cut the bitterness of Sauerkraut
Sauerkraut is great for your gut, you can learn how to make your own Sauerkrat. Get the recipe HERE.
Recipe Credit: allrecipes.com and The Pioneer Woman