Crock Pot Pork Chops

4-5 small pork chops
1/2 chopped onion
4-6 small apples or 3 -4 large Apples, Peeled & Chopped into small pieces
3 Tbsp of butter
1/4 Cup of brown sugar
Few splashes of OJ
Few shakes of Cinnamon and Nutmeg

Sear the pork in a hot pan. Brown outside to seal in moisture. Transfer into crock pot. Add fresh apples, chopped onion, brown sugar, orange juice,butter, seasonings, salt & pepper. Cook for 2-4 hours. Cook side of garlic mashed potatoes if you can.

Shredded Pork Tacos (Bonus Recipe!)

I made Bryana's Rosemary Dijon Pork Tenderloin for dinner this week and we had a pretty big chunk of pork left over so I shredded it up and put it into tacos. You could make this recipe completely from the beginning by roasting any type of pork and pulling it apart/shredding it when it's done cooking.

(all of these measurements were eyeballed)
1 lb (approx) shredded pork
1/2 onion chipped pretty small
T canola oil
4 oz (half small can) on tomato sauce/paste
T cumin
T chili powder
3 T worcheshire sauce
1 small red bell pepper diced small
(red pepper flakes, chili paste, or other spice optional if you want some heat)
corn tortillas/taco shells

Saute onion in oil until soft. Add in tomato sauce and saute until thickened a little bit. Add in spices and worcheshire sauce and saute for a few minutes until flavors are all melded together. Add bell pepper, shredded pork and some water and simmer covered for 5 or so minutes until the bell pepper is soft. Add more water if needed and simmer on low uncovered for 10 more minutes or so until the sauce is thickened a little bit and the pork has absorbed the flavor.

Serve in taco shells with sour cream, diced tomatoes, shredded lettuce.....

Rosemary Dijon Pork Loin

Lots of us have rosemary growing in our yards; here is a great recipe for it:

• 4 lb boneless pork loin
• 2 T Dijon mustard
• 2 T chopped red onion
• 2 t kosher salt
• 1/2 t coarse black pepper
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 T coarsely chopped rosemary leaves
• Equipment: roasting pan or broiler pan...something to keep it from sitting in the drippings

Preheat oven to 350 F. Trim excess fat from pork loin, leaving a thin layer on top.

Mix other ingredients together except for rosemary; rub evenly and well into pork, then sprinkly rosemary on top. Roast for 20 minutes, then reduce temp. to 300 and roast for another hour or so.

Goes great with potatoes and salad :)

***See bonus recipe: Shredded Pork Tacos***