I'm making a pork roast in my crockpot for tonight.
It's been cooking since about 7:00 am

I've never done this before.

I just looked inside & the potatoes on top looked dry so I basted them a
little. is this supposed to happen?

I followed a recipe that included a 3-4 lb pork roast (I used a shoulder
roast) onions, carrots, potatoes (I used baby reds) & a cup of water.

It said to just throw everything in the coockpot in the order noted
above & cook for 10-12 hours on low.

The recipe didn't call for seasoning, but I salted & peppered anyhow.

The recipe also did not say what to do after everything was done
cooking, as foar as how to serve (gravy, etc...)

Suggestions please :-)

denise,
take everything out of your crock pot and place in oven to keep
warm.
turn your pot up to high, and when it starts to slightly boil, add a
mixture of cornstarch and water (i put mine in a jar, tighten the
lid and shake until blended.) whisk until your juices thicken.
serve!

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"Denise Lane" > wrote in message
...
: I'm making a pork roast in my crockpot for tonight.
: It's been cooking since about 7:00 am
:
: I've never done this before.
:
: I just looked inside & the potatoes on top looked dry so I basted
them a
: little. is this supposed to happen?
:
: I followed a recipe that included a 3-4 lb pork roast (I used a
shoulder
: roast) onions, carrots, potatoes (I used baby reds) & a cup of
water.
:
: It said to just throw everything in the coockpot in the order
noted
: above & cook for 10-12 hours on low.
:
: The recipe didn't call for seasoning, but I salted & peppered
anyhow.
:
: The recipe also did not say what to do after everything was done
: cooking, as foar as how to serve (gravy, etc...)
:
: Suggestions please :-)

denise,
take everything out of your crock pot and place in oven to keep
warm.
turn your pot up to high, and when it starts to slightly boil, add a
mixture of cornstarch and water (i put mine in a jar, tighten the
lid and shake until blended.) whisk until your juices thicken.
serve!

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"Denise Lane" > wrote in message
...
: I'm making a pork roast in my crockpot for tonight.
: It's been cooking since about 7:00 am
:
: I've never done this before.
:
: I just looked inside & the potatoes on top looked dry so I basted
them a
: little. is this supposed to happen?
:
: I followed a recipe that included a 3-4 lb pork roast (I used a
shoulder
: roast) onions, carrots, potatoes (I used baby reds) & a cup of
water.
:
: It said to just throw everything in the coockpot in the order
noted
: above & cook for 10-12 hours on low.
:
: The recipe didn't call for seasoning, but I salted & peppered
anyhow.
:
: The recipe also did not say what to do after everything was done
: cooking, as foar as how to serve (gravy, etc...)
:
: Suggestions please :-)

rosie readandpost wrote:
> denise,
> take everything out of your crock pot and place in oven to keep
> warm.
> turn your pot up to high, and when it starts to slightly boil, add a
> mixture of cornstarch and water (i put mine in a jar, tighten the
> lid and shake until blended.) whisk until your juices thicken.
> serve!

OK, this makes sense. Thanks!

In article >,
Denise Lane > wrote:

> I'm making a pork roast in my crockpot for tonight.
> It's been cooking since about 7:00 am
>
> I've never done this before.
>
> I just looked inside & the potatoes on top looked dry so I basted them a
> little. is this supposed to happen?
>
> I followed a recipe that included a 3-4 lb pork roast (I used a shoulder
> roast) onions, carrots, potatoes (I used baby reds) & a cup of water.
>
> It said to just throw everything in the coockpot in the order noted
> above & cook for 10-12 hours on low.
>
> The recipe didn't call for seasoning, but I salted & peppered anyhow.
>
> The recipe also did not say what to do after everything was done
> cooking, as foar as how to serve (gravy, etc...)
>
> Suggestions please :-)

Well for one thing. I always put my meat on top!
I layer it with the "hardest" items on the bottom and make sure there is
enough liquid to cover it all.

Works like a charm!

Here is my crock pot recipe:

"stack" in this order in the crock pot:

1/2 cup pearl barley (or rice)
1 whole onion, sliced
2 carrots, sliced into 1" chunks
3 stalks celery cut into 1" chunks
6 large leaves bok choy, sliced width-wise
3 lbs. meat, (pork, chicken, beef or whatever)
1 lb. sliced mushrooms, either fresh or canned are fine

Top with salt and pepper to taste
2 cloves grated garlic
1 2" or so bulb of fresh ginger, grated or minced
1 tbs. raw sugar sprinkled over the top

Add a mix of 1/2 chicken stock and 1/2 burgundy wine
and a single cup of brewed coffee
Make sure all ingredients are covered at least 1/2" deep

Cover and turn on high until it starts to simmer,
then turn the pot to low and let cook for about 8 hours.

I prefer boneless meat to do this.

Mix it all well with a large fork when done. Break up the meat with the
fork so it's in nice chunks or shreds.

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> Well for one thing. I always put my meat on top!
Actually, I did do that.

> I layer it with the "hardest" items on the bottom and make sure there is
> enough liquid to cover it all.

Thanks for the recipe

In article >,
Denise Lane > wrote:

> > Well for one thing. I always put my meat on top!
> Actually, I did do that.

Oh! Sorry! :-)
I got the impression that the potatoes were on top...
Being a hard veggie, I'd place those closer to the bottom,
but that's just me.

>
> > I layer it with the "hardest" items on the bottom and make sure there is
> > enough liquid to cover it all.
>
> Thanks for the recipe

Welcome!
I hope yours came out ok?

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Katra wrote:

> Oh! Sorry! :-)
> I got the impression that the potatoes were on top...
> Being a hard veggie, I'd place those closer to the bottom,
> but that's just me.
>
>>>I layer it with the "hardest" items on the bottom and make sure there is
>>>enough liquid to cover it all.
>>
>>Thanks for the recipe
>
>
> Welcome!
> I hope yours came out ok?

It was very tasty, thanks!

The potatoes were actually the last things to go in.
I believe the onions went on the bottom to help flavor the water, then
the carrots & then the potatoes. Not all of the potatoes were covered &
a couple came out dry, but mostly it was a success. Ohh, and I did add
celery too, which was not in the recipe. It just seemed right to me.

In article >,
Denise Lane > wrote:

> Katra wrote:
>
> > Oh! Sorry! :-)
> > I got the impression that the potatoes were on top...
> > Being a hard veggie, I'd place those closer to the bottom,
> > but that's just me.
> >
> >>>I layer it with the "hardest" items on the bottom and make sure there is
> >>>enough liquid to cover it all.
> >>
> >>Thanks for the recipe
> >
> >
> > Welcome!
> > I hope yours came out ok?
>
> It was very tasty, thanks!
>
> The potatoes were actually the last things to go in.
> I believe the onions went on the bottom to help flavor the water, then
> the carrots & then the potatoes. Not all of the potatoes were covered &
> a couple came out dry, but mostly it was a success. Ohh, and I did add
> celery too, which was not in the recipe. It just seemed right to me.

<grins> I agree...
Sounds like you have the "instincts" for flavor.
Now you can go from there and make up your own recipes!
That is what I do most of the time now. :-)

Glad your roast came out well!

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Katra wrote:

>
> Well for one thing. I always put my meat on top!
> I layer it with the "hardest" items on the bottom and make sure there is
> enough liquid to cover it all.

Then it's not really a pork roast to me at the
point.. it's boiled pork? I do pulled pork a lot
in my crock pot and add just onions and the boston
butt. No water at ALL. (it gets all sauced up
after it's "pulled") and it makes plenty of juices
yet isn't "boiled" as it would be if you covered
it in water. I know this isn't the same cut as a
pork roast but the idea is the same. I just don't
think a crock pot needs that much water.
Goomba

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Goomba38 > wrote:

> Katra wrote:
>
> >
> > Well for one thing. I always put my meat on top!
> > I layer it with the "hardest" items on the bottom and make sure there is
> > enough liquid to cover it all.
>
> Then it's not really a pork roast to me at the
> point.. it's boiled pork? I do pulled pork a lot
> in my crock pot and add just onions and the boston
> butt. No water at ALL. (it gets all sauced up
> after it's "pulled") and it makes plenty of juices
> yet isn't "boiled" as it would be if you covered
> it in water. I know this isn't the same cut as a
> pork roast but the idea is the same. I just don't
> think a crock pot needs that much water.
> Goomba
>

I don't use water, and I only use the crock pot to make a stew.
I like to mix wine and stock, and COFFEE!!! The addition of some brewed
coffee to stews and crock pots really makes a difference. It does not
end up tasting like coffee at all! It adds a richness to it.

I did try beer. Once. Have rejected it ever since. I just hate beer!
It's too damned bitter even to cook with. :-P Tastes like earwax to me.

When I want pork roast, I usually do a garlic stab roast!

Take a pork shoulder and put it fat side up. Do NOT trim!

Stab it all over about 1" between stabs. Sliver some fresh cloves of
garlic and stuff a sliver in eash stab.

Top with lemon pepper, more slivered garlic and fresh herbs and sliced
onions, (I like to use parsley, thyme, basil, dittany and a little sage)
then cover over with either cabbage or bok choy leaves to keep the fresh
herbs moist. Otherwise they dry out and the flavor does not soak into
the meat very well.

Roast at 375 for 15 minutes per lb.

Slice and serve with whatever side veggies you are in the mood for.
I generally opt for a fresh spinach salad.......

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Katra wrote:
>
> I don't use water, and I only use the crock pot to make a stew.
> I like to mix wine and stock, and COFFEE!!! The addition of some brewed
> coffee to stews and crock pots really makes a difference. It does not
> end up tasting like coffee at all! It adds a richness to it.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh.. I misunderstood.. The subject was
originally pork roast, but I missed that your
recipe was for stew. NOW it makes sense! And
sounds kinda delicious with the coffee. I'm going
to have to try that sometime. Thanks
Goomba

In article >,
Goomba38 > wrote:

> Katra wrote:
> >
> > I don't use water, and I only use the crock pot to make a stew.
> > I like to mix wine and stock, and COFFEE!!! The addition of some brewed
> > coffee to stews and crock pots really makes a difference. It does not
> > end up tasting like coffee at all! It adds a richness to it.
>
> Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh.. I misunderstood.. The subject was
> originally pork roast, but I missed that your
> recipe was for stew. NOW it makes sense! And
> sounds kinda delicious with the coffee. I'm going
> to have to try that sometime. Thanks
> Goomba
>

Welcome. :-) and sorry for the mix up!
I only use crock pots to make slow cooked stews...

If I want to roast, I use the oven! <G>
Or even a dutch oven depending on what I am doing.

The addition of coffee to roast beef drippings for making gravy also
seems to work well!

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In article >,
Goomba38 > wrote:

> Katra wrote:
> >
> > I don't use water, and I only use the crock pot to make a stew.
> > I like to mix wine and stock, and COFFEE!!! The addition of some brewed
> > coffee to stews and crock pots really makes a difference. It does not
> > end up tasting like coffee at all! It adds a richness to it.
>
> Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh.. I misunderstood.. The subject was
> originally pork roast, but I missed that your
> recipe was for stew. NOW it makes sense! And
> sounds kinda delicious with the coffee. I'm going
> to have to try that sometime. Thanks
> Goomba
>

Welcome. :-) and sorry for the mix up!
I only use crock pots to make slow cooked stews...

If I want to roast, I use the oven! <G>
Or even a dutch oven depending on what I am doing.

The addition of coffee to roast beef drippings for making gravy also
seems to work well!

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