Brown Sugar and Balsamic Glazed Pork Roast

Usually when I make a pork roast it's BBQ pork, or occasionally kalua pork.  This time I tried something entirely different and was very pleasantly surprised.  It is full of flavor and totally delicious. Here's the recipe:

BROWN SUGAR AND BALSAMIC GLAZED PORK ROAST

 

Author: One Lovely Life, adapted from C+C Marriage Factory

Serves: 6-8

INGREDIENTS

For the pork roast:

• 1 (2-3lb) pork loin roast
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp thyme
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• ¼ tsp pepper
• ½c water

For the glaze:

• ½c brown sugar
• ½c water
• ¼c balsamic vinegar
• 2 Tbsp soy sauce*
• 1 Tbsp cornstarch

INSTRUCTIONS

For the roast:

1. Place roast in a slow cooker. Rub with salt, thyme, garlic powder, and pepper. Add ½c water around the edges (so you don't pour off the rub you just put on the pork). Cook on low 6-8 hours, or until pull-apart tender. During the last 30 minutes or so of cooking, prepare glaze.

For the glaze:

1. Combine brown sugar, water, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce (or tamari, if using), and cornstarch in a small saucepan. Stir over medium heat until glaze thickens. Brush over roast 2-3 times during the last 30-minutes or so of the cook time. Serve with remaining glaze.

I usually shred up the pork a little before adding the last of the glaze because the glaze really makes the dish and the more it gets all over the pork, the better.  Anyway, I highly recommend this.  Yum!