Careme

Ingredients

• Kroger® Fresh Natural Pork Tenderloin, 1 lb 1 lb pork tenderloin $3.99 (sale)
• Bok Choy, 1 lb 3/4 lb, chopped $2.77 (sale)
• Simple Truth Organic Whole Baby Bella Mushrooms, 8 oz 8 oz, sliced $3.50 (sale)
• Spice World Fresh Peeled Ginger Bag, 7 oz 1 1/2 tbsp grated ginger $3.99
• Garlic (1 ct) 3 cloves, minced $0.69
• Jumbo Yellow Onions (1 lb) 1/2 onion, sliced $0.99
• Simple Truth Organic Fat Free Free Range Chicken Broth, 32 oz 2 cups $2.00 (sale)
• Soy sauce (pantry) 2 tbsp
• Rice vinegar (pantry) 1 tbsp
• Brown sugar or honey (pantry) 1 tsp
• Cornstarch (pantry, optional) 1 tsp + 1 tbsp water (slurry)
• Cooked rice or noodles (pantry) 2 cups cooked, for serving
• Sesame oil (pantry, optional) 1 tsp
• Green onions (optional) for topping

Instructions

1. Prep: Slice 1/2 jumbo yellow onion. Mince 3 garlic cloves. Grate 1 1/2 tbsp ginger. Slice 8 oz baby bella mushrooms. Chop 3/4 lb bok choy (separate stems and leaves if you want: stems in earlier, leaves near the end).
2. Load slow cooker: Add sliced onion, mushrooms, garlic, and ginger to the slow cooker. Pour in 2 cups chicken broth, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp rice vinegar, and 1 tsp brown sugar (or honey). Stir.
3. Add pork: Nestle 1 lb pork tenderloin into the liquid. Cover.
4. Cook: Cook on LOW 3–4 hours (best texture) or HIGH 1 1/2–2 1/2 hours, until pork reaches 145°F (it will rise a bit as it rests).
5. Add bok choy: Stir in the chopped bok choy stems (and leaves if not separating) and cook on HIGH 10–15 minutes until tender. If separating, add stems for 10 minutes, then leaves for the last 5 minutes.
6. Thicken (optional): Mix 1 tsp cornstarch with 1 tbsp water. Stir into the broth and cook 5 minutes until slightly glossy.
7. Slice & serve: Rest pork 5 minutes, then slice. Bowl up 2 cups cooked rice or noodles, ladle over broth/veg, top with sliced pork. Finish with 1 tsp sesame oil (optional) and sliced green onions (optional).