Ingredients

  • 6 slices bacon
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 1/2 lbs baby potatoes
  • 3 lbs pork loin roast
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 leek, cleaned and sliced
  • 2 carrots, diced
  • 3 celery ribs, diced
  • 2 cups ham stock or 2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 1/2 cups pomegranate juice, divided
  • 1 tablespoon orange marmalade
  • 1 teaspoon herbes de provence
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

Method

  • In a wide skillet, cook bacon in olive oil until crisp, crumble bacon and set aside.
  • Salt and pepper pork loin to taste, and brown on all sides.
  • Place potatoes in bottom of crock pot, place pork loin on top.
  • Cook leeks, carrots, and celery in remaining bacon fat and olive oil, add to crock pot.
  • Deglaze pan with stock and 1 cup pomegranate juice, bring to a boil, and add to crock pot.
  • Sprinkle herbs and bacon on top of pork loins, cook on low about 6 hours.
  • Remove pork loins and potatoes from crock pot, set aside and keep warm.
  • Move 2 cups of cooking liquid to a wide skillet, add remaining pomegranate juice, balsamic vinegar, and marmalade. Reduce liquid to about 1 cup.
  • Slice pork loin, drizzle with pan sauce, serve with potatoes and maybe a nice spinach salad. Enjoy!