Sweet and Sour Pork Butt

There is nothing better than coming home to a slow cooker meal that tastes like you spent hours in the kitchen-without actually doing it. This Sweet and Sour Pork Butt has tender, fall-apart pork with a tangy- sweet sauce that even picky eaters love. It’s one of those dinners I can set in the morning, forget about all day, and still have a comforting, homemade meal ready for family when dinnertime chaos hits.

Quick Ingredient List:

• extra virgin olive oil
• pork butt
• onion
• green pepper
• garlic cloves
• M salt
• organic ketchup
• organic beef broth
• coco aminos
• organic honey
• rice vinegar
• organic pineapple juice
• organic green onion
• pineapple chunks
• sweet peas
• organic rice

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Sweet and Sour Pork Butt

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time8 hours hrs

Total Time8 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Course: dinner

Cuisine: American, Asian

Keyword: bone in pork chop, easy recipe, pork butt, slow cooker

Servings: 8

Equipment

• 1 slow cooker

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 pork butt cut excess fat off
• 1 organic onion diced
• 1 organic green pepper diced
• 3 garlic cloves chopped
• 3 tbsp M Salt or any blend of salt, pepper, garlic
• ½ cup organic ketchup
• ¼ cup organic beef broth
• ½ cup coco aminos
• 2 tbsp organic honey
• 2 tbsp rice vinegar
• ½ cup organic pineapple juice
• ½ cup organic green onion sliced
• 1 cup pineapple chunks
• 2 cup organic sweet peas
• 2 cup organic rice (frozen or already cooked)

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Instructions

• In an all-in-one slow cooker, turn to sear. Drizzle in the 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil Press 3 tbsp M Salt into the 1 pork butt.
• Add the 1 organic onion, 1 organic green pepper and 3 garlic cloves. Place the pork butt into the cooker. Sear on one side about 5 minutes, flop and sear on the other side another 5 minutes.
• In a small bowl, whisk together ½ cup organic ketchup, ¼ cup organic beef broth, ½ cup coco aminos, 2 tbsp organic honey, 2 tbsp rice vinegar and ½ cup organic pineapple juice.
• Reduce the heat to slow cook and high. Pour in the ketchup mixture over top of the roast. Place the lid on and cook for 8 hours.
• 1 hours before serving, shred the pork and add in the ½ cup organic green onion , 1 cup pineapple chunks and 2 cup organic sweet peas.
• Serve over your favorite rice.

Storage and Freezer Tips:

Refrigerator: Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Freezer: Bring to room temperature, store in an air tight freezer container for up to 2 months.

Reheat: Warm in a skillet

Substitutions and Variations:

Vegetable Boost: Add extra bell peppers, peas and even broccoli

Low-Carb: Serve over cauliflower rice