Marinated Pork Tenderloin with Mushrooms

Pork slices with marinade on it with mushrooms and potato - square

Marinated Pork Tenderloin with Mushrooms

Slow-cooked pork tenderloin with mushrooms is a hearty, comforting meal. The slow cooker does all the work, making the pork tender and delicious with minimal prep.

Course Dinner

Cuisine Dinner

Keyword pork tenderloin with mushrooms, slow cooker pork tenderloin

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 3 30

Total Time 3 35

Servings slices

Calories 102kcal

Author Elaine Benoit

Equipment

Ingredients

Let's Start

1 pound pork tenderloin (or larger)
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 teaspoons garlic paste (equivalent to 2 cloves garlic, crushed)
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon basil dried
1 teaspoon parsley dried
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
10 ounces sliced portobello mushrooms

Instructions

Place tenderloin and all the other ingredients except the mushrooms in the gallon bag.
1 pound pork tenderloin, 1/4 cup soy sauce, 1/4 cup maple syrup, 2 teaspoons garlic paste, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon basil, 1 teaspoon parsley, 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Massage the bag, making sure the pork is covered with the marinade. Place in the refrigerator for an hour to let the pork marinate.
Get a slow cooker and empty the contents of the bag into it - both the tenderloin and marinade.
Add the mushrooms to both sides of the pork.
Set slow cooker on high and set timer for 1.5 hours. After an hour flip the tenderloin and stir the mushrooms.
Plate pork tenderloin and spoon mushrooms around the meat and pour the marinade over the pork.
Slice pork tenderloin in inch slices.
Eat, smile, and enjoy.

Notes

If you marinate the pork overnight, I didn't count it in the time.

Helpful Tips

I buy organic or heritage pork and recommend you do too. The taste is excellent and once you try this pork, you won't go back. I buy mine at Whole Foods.
My slow cooker is 6 quarts but you could use a smaller one.
Since there are only two of us in this household, I only make one tenderloin. If your family is bigger, add another tenderloin. You won't have to make a bigger batch of the marinade and the cook time will be the same.
Don't add any salt because you are using soy sauce.
If you prefer honey over maple syrup, you can substitute that in the same quantity.
After putting the ingredients in the bag with the pork, be sure to massage the pork to let the marinade cover the meat. You can also massage it again after 30 minutes in the fridge and when you take it out after the hour to transfer to the slow cooker container.
You can either cook this dish on high for 1.5 hours or on low for 3 hours.

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