This is a recipe I made up myself* and make it often since we're lovers of Mexican food.
It's all just eyeballed, and you really can't mess it up, promise!!


Pork loin roast (2-3 pounds)
1-2 cups of orange juice (with pulp) -- DON'T OMIT THIS!!
Can of chicken or beef broth (or water, if you don't have the broth)
chopped white onion
5-6 cloves garlic
can of diced green chilis
diced jalepenos if you like it more spicy
cilantro
Salt
Pepper
Any other herbs or spices you like -- cumin, chili powder, cayenne, oregano..etc.

Sprinkle salt and pepper over the loin and place in the crock. Then, either chop or blend the garlic, chilis, jalepenos and cilantro and put in crock over the loin. I've put them in chopped and I've blended them and THEN put them in, and it's good either way. just depends on personal preference. Add in desired spices/herbs to taste.
Pour orange juice** and broth (or water) over the loin and cook on low for 8 hours.
When it's done, let it rest for 15 minutes, then shred. Place shredded meat on a foil-lined cookie sheet and ladle some of the liquid from crock over the top. Place under broiler for 5-10 minutes or until tips of exposed meat barely crisp. Ladle more liquid over the top when you pull the meat out. Serve in warm tortillas with all the fixins!



*there's probably a recipe out there that is similar to what I do, but in this particular case I just threw random stuff in a crock one day and it turned out fabulous!

** we have several authentic Mexican restaurants in my town. One of them is owned by a man who makes the most delicious carne asada ever on the planet, and also the best cabbage salsa. His secret ingredient for both is orange juice. Yum!

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hey guys, my name is mel, and all though ive been watching this comm for a while, this is my first post.
today i decided to make potato soup from stuff i had and it turned out pretty darn delicious! heres what i did:

-2 lbs baby red potatoes, cubed with the peel left on.
-2 cups baby carrots, sliced into rounds
-1 med red onion, chopped
-aprox. 15 garlic cloves crushed, then roughly chopped
-1 1/2 - 2 cups sliced mushrooms
-1 tsp salt
-3 cups chicken stock
*i boil a TB spoon of bacon grease in with the stock for extra flavor.

i combined all this with about an extra half cup of water and put on low for 7 hours (while at work).
afterwards i added:

-1 TB black pepper
-1 cup half and half
-about 1/3 cup instant potatoes (if you like it on the thicker side like me).
-1/2 cup milk

cook on low for about another 15mins, stir once.
then i added about 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese slowly stirring in as it melted.

i topped with sliced green onion and more shredded cheese.

i meant to take a picture, but everyone devoured their bowls before i got the camera out!

enjoy!!

I just made my favorite meal EVER in the crockpot. I want to eat it everyday for the rest of my life! I love it so much I kind of don't want to share the leftovers with my boyfriend tomorrow night because he eats like a wildebeest and that will leave less for me...

I work in a restaurant and we have a jalapeno cilantro sauce that I call "crack sauce". The chef refuses to give me the exact recipe because he knows I'm addicted and I think he likes to hear me beg. I have however somehow cajoled the ingredient list from him but he's still holding onto the measurement info. So I'm sorry if the recipe isn't very detailed- I don't know the exact amounts myself!

So I've got a couple turkey legs in the freezer, and am looking for a recipe for turkey leg soup. Anyone have one?

Also, I just realized that in about 12 days, there will probably be a ton more people looking for leftover turkey recipes... so if you guys know of anything brilliant and delicious to do with turkey leftovers in the crock pot... let me know!! I'm a beginner and love the ideas everyone here has...

Ok, so I never use my crock pot on high, but I didn't hear my alarm this morning and slept through when I was supposed to put in the pork roast to make pulled pork.
Recipe is for 12hrs on slow. Does that mean 6 hrs on high?

Please and thank yous all around!

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So, a few days ago I posted about a big chinese dinner my Mom and I are doing together for the extended family, and got great advice. Well, the menu's been updated with the addition of wonton soup, so I thought I'd post my method of doing it.

( Wonton Soup )