Crock Pot Orange-Herbed Pork Roast

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 10 hrs 15 mins
  • Servings: 8

    • Ingredients

  • 2 1/2-3lbspork sirloin roast
  • 1teaspoondried oregano, crushed
  • 1/2 teaspoonginger, ground
  • 1/2 teaspoonpepper
  • nonstick spray coating
  • 2mediumonions, cut into thin wedges
  • 1teaspoonorange rind, finely shredded( set aside)
  • 1 1/4 cupsorange juice
  • 1tablespoonsugar
  • 1tablespoonflorida grapefruit juice
  • 1tablespoonsteak sauce
  • 1tablespoonreduced sodium soy sauce
  • 3tablespoonscornstarch
  • noodles, cooked(optional)

    • Directions

  • Trim fat from pork. If necessary, cut roast to fit into a 3- to 4-quart crockery cooker.
  • In a small bowl combine oregano, ginger, and pepper. Rub spice mixture over entire surface of meat.
  • Spray a large unheated, nonstick skillet with nonstick coating. Preheat over medium heat. Add roast and brown on all sides.
  • Transfer meat to the crockery cooker; add onions.
  • In a bowl combine 1 cup of the orange juice (chill remaining orange juice), the sugar, grapefruit juice, steak sauce, and soy sauce. Pour over meat in the crockery cooker.
  • Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5hours.
  • Transfer roast to a serving platter; keep warm.
  • For sauce, measure pan juices into a glass measure. Skim off fat. Add additional orange juice, if necessary, to make 2-1/4 cups.
  • In a medium saucepan combine cornstarch, remaining 1/4 cup orange juice, and the reserved orange peel; stir in reserved pan juices. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
  • Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Pass sauce with meat. If desired, serve with noodles.

    • Reviews

  • “Hubby went nuts for this.Very tender meat.”

  • “Easy to make – even served it to company!”

  • “My in-laws are up from Florida and I was called into work. I rubbed the spices on the pork roast the night before and placed it in the liner of my slow cooker. I then mixed up the broth and poured it on in the morning. I put this in the crockpot before I left for work and Wow! what a fabulous taste. I served it with a mix of vegetables (cauliflower, broccoli and carrots) and garden vegetable rice. Thanks for a fabulous recipe. It tasted like something you would get at a Five Star restaraunt.”

  • “Good combination – but it’s even better with garlic and bell peppers.”

  • “Love it! I changed the recipe only a little bit as I did not have any orange juice. Used “Guava Passion Fruit Orange Juice” from Minutemaid instead. Also, substituted brown sugar for the granulated. It turned out fabulous. Several of my friends asked for the recipe! Will make this again for sure! Thank you for sharing this, Dancer, your recipes are always top notch!”

  • “WOW! This was delicious! I had purchased a Pork Roast and just was not sure what to do with it. So, I looked it up. I found this recipe, and it had some great reviews. So, I went to the store and bought the other items I needed. I did not have my crockpot available so I bought a disposible roast pan. I did everything the exact same way, but cooked it in the oven. It was set at about 400-450 degrees and I cooked it about 4-5 hours. I also covered it with foil. I totally forgot about it, never basted it or anything. WOW.. was it moist and juicy. Very tasty. I hate using cornstarch, so what I did was drain all the juices off into a pan, then let it boil. (did not remove fat, it wasn’t very fatty meat) and then added a watery flour paste. Couple tablespoons. It thickened up and I served it with Mashed potatoes, homemade rolls and stuffing. My husband LOVED it, and went in for seconds. This is a new family favorite! Thanks for posting! :)”

  • “Just used for the first time cooking for the boyfriend.Sure made me look good! very simple and WAY tasty!Thanks so much.”

  • “YUM!Thanks for this recipe!I served with rice.Pork came out tender!”

  • “We have made this a couple of times now and it has really become a family favorite. Thanks for the wonderful recipe!”

  • “Definitely different than I have ever had, but not too bad all around. The meat was so good, the sauce was to my liking and the other adults, but the teens and children werent so pleased with the sauce. I served the roast with noodles and vegees. I suggest salting your plate once it is full, that really brought the flavors out and it much better after the sprinkles of salt 🙂 Thanks for sharing your recipe Dancer.”

  • “Just made this and it was just okay.Of course the meat falls apart being it’s cooked in a crock pot, but was dry.Needed more gravy.”

  • “I ran out of orange juice, so I used grapefruit juice for the gravy and added halved sections from a tangerine- it turned out very well.My family loved it!”

  • “This was very good!! My meat fell apart. YUM! :)”

  • “I found that the flavors in the broth overpowered the flavor of the meat itself.The meat was very tender and it was tasty but not what I expected”

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