island pork

ingredients

• Start with 2 ½ lb pork tenderloin (Costco’s shrink-wrapped pack works great—just use half!)
• Sear in 3–4 Tbsp coconut oil.
• Coat with a rub: 2 tsp salt, ½ tsp pepper, 1 tsp each cumin, chili powder, and cinnamon.
• Finish with the glaze: 1 cup brown sugar, 2 Tbsp garlic, and 1 tsp hot sauce (adjust if cooking for kids).

directions

1. 1 Make a rub with salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, and cinnamon.
2. 2 Heat coconut oil in a frying pan on the stove.
3. 3 Rub the spice mixture all over the pork tenderloins.
4. 4 Brown the tenderloins on both sides for a couple of minutes.
5. 5 Clear your cutting board.
6. 6 Make a glaze by mixing brown sugar, crushed garlic, and sriracha.
7. 7 Place the browned tenderloins in the crock pot.
8. 8 Dump the remaining coconut oil on top of the tenderloins.
9. 9 Add 1 to 2 cups of water to the crock pot.
10. 10 Cook on high for 4 to 5 hours or on low for 8 hours.
11. 11 Serve over coconut sticky rice and enjoy.