Description
A delicious slow-cooked dish featuring tender pork shoulder infused with sweet pineapple and savory sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds pork shoulder or butt, cut into chunks
- 1 can (20 oz) pineapple pieces, juice reserved and pieces drained
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon freshly minced ginger
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon water
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Chopped green onions, for topping
Instructions
- Grab a bowl and whisk up the pineapple juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, salt, and pepper together.
- Put those pork chunks right into your slow cooker.
- Pop the lid on and cook everything for 6–8 hours on low or 3–4 hours on high until the pork is super soft.
- About an hour before you’re done cooking, toss the pineapple pieces into the slow cooker.
- Take the pork and pineapple out and set them aside for now.
- Move the leftover liquid from your slow cooker into a saucepan.
- Mix the water and cornstarch together in a small bowl until you get a smooth mix.
- Stir in your cornstarch and water mix into the saucepan liquid. Bring it to a boil and keep stirring until it thickens.
- Drench the pork with your pineapple-soy sauce mix in the slow cooker.
- Right before you dig in, sprinkle some green onions on top.
Notes
- You can adjust the sweetness by adding more or less brown sugar.
- Serve with rice for a complete meal.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6-8 hours
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 85mg