Slow cooker

Cards on the table I hate coming home from a busy day and knowing I have to walk into the kitchen at 7 pm, cook a full meal, and then clean up. Don’t get me wrong; I love cooking, and it gives me the joy to create a beautiful meal for my family. After a 10-hour day at work, an hour commute home, and a heavy workout, cooking is not much joy. I am usually borderline hangry at the end of a long day, and I want my food as fast as possible. 

This is where having a slow cooker comes into its own; I know that I can walk in and find a meal that is cooked, hot and ready to serve. That means food is served as soon as we are willing to sit down, not 30 to 60 minutes later.

Ready for a comfort meal

It has been a bit frantic at work of late, I knew that this week was going to be a rough one so I planned something comforting for dinner today to help wind down for the week. Before starting work today I put my pork chops and sauce in the slow cooker and set it up for a long slow cook. Don’t you love the delayed start function on slow cookers? Coming home to perfectly cooked chops ready to serve up was just what was needed.

Hawaiian pork chops recipe

Ingredients 

• 1 kg Pork chops
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 cups cauliflower rice
• 1 tbsp. coriander chopped
• 1/4 cup tomato puree
• 1/2 cup coconut aminos
• 1/3 cup honey
• 3 tbsp. coconut vinegar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tbsp. tapioca flour
• 1 can pineapple slices in juice

Whisk together the coconut aminos, honey, tomato puree, coconut vinegar, garlic, and pineapple juice.

In a separate bowl mix together the tapioca flour and water, whisk well so that there are no lumps in the liquid.

Add the flour mixture to the sauce and whisk well.

Pour half of the sauce into the bottom of your slow cooker.

Place the pork chops into the sauce and place the pineapple slices on top of the chops.

Pour the remaining sauce over the chops and pineapple slices.

Cook the chops for 3-4 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low setting.

Serve hot over the cauliflower rice and garnish with the chopped coriander.

Equipment

• Measuring spoons
• Measuring cups
• Whisk
• Mixing bowl
• Spoon

Nutritional disclaimer

Nutrition information is provided as an estimate based on the ingredients used and available in my area (New Zealand). The nutritional information is here to help you understand the recipe; I use MyFitnessPal to generate my estimates. For more accurate nutritional information, please use a nutritional calculator with the ingredients in your area.