Place tenderloin and all the other ingredients except the mushrooms in the gallon bag.
Massage the bag, making sure the pork is covered with the marinade.
Refrigerate for an hour to let the pork marinate.
Get slow cooker and empty bag into it - both the tenderloin and marinade.
Add the mushrooms to the side 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. Plate pork with a side and starch.
Eat
Smile
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.