This Crock Pot Pork Tenderloin with Cranberry Sauce is an easy slow cooker meal or a fancy holiday dinner -- you decide! The BEST pork tenderloin recipe.
1pork tenderloin(1-1.5lbs, trimmed -- see post above)
1 1/2cupswhole berry cranberry sauce(1 348ml can)
1/4cupbrown sugar(35g)
1/3cuplow sodium chicken broth(75g)
2tablespoonsapple cider vinegar(30g)
1tablespooncorn starch(10g)
1teaspoonminced garlic
1/2teaspoonsalt
1pinchblack pepper
Instructions
Place pork tenderloin in 2-4 quart crock pot, cutting in half lengthwise to fit flat if necessary.
In a large bowl or glass measuring cup, whisk together cranberry sauce, sugar, broth, vinegar, corn starch, garlic, salt and pepper. Pour over tenderloin in crock pot, lifting the pork to let the sauce seep underneath.
Cover and cook on high for 2 hours or low for 4 hours, or until it reaches an internal temperature of 150-165 degrees. Remove pork and place on a cutting board to rest for 3-5 minutes.
If desired, add an additional tablespoon of corn starch mixed with a tablespoon of water to thicken remaining juices.
Slice and serve with sauce.
Notes
OPTIONAL: You can sear the tenderloin before slow cooking, but I choose not too. The exterior won't be crispy when you serve as it is cooked in a moist environment.