Or we could just call it PPPPPPPPPPPPPPP.
It’s like the scene in Friends when Joey was on set as a soldier (and almost missing Monica and Chandler’s wedding!), and his counter actor soldier guy keeps spitting all over him because, “when you enunciate, you spit!”
It’s totally like that. (soldier costume sold separately)
WHICH, by the way, did you know pork tenderloin shreds just.as.marvelously. in a slow cooker as say, a pork butt or shoulder?
Toooootes. (it’s been a long time. go easy on me.)
McGoaaaaates. (yeah now you’re officially allowed to push me off a cliff.)
But really! This was my first time ever putting a pork tenderloin in a crock pot and let me just say -
Bev: 1
Pulled Pork Tenderloin: HA-ZERO
I can’t tell you how excited this made me. I kept chirping around the kitchen to myself and air, “it shreds! it totally shreds! it shreds like a butt! it shreds like a shoulder! and it shreds! hey guess what it shreds!”
(that cliff is looking mighty tempting, isn’t it?)
And okay I have a secret. I dumped 47 gallons of parmesan cheese into this creamy polenta and didn’t tell Aaron and he just ooooohed and aaaaaahed and I just hee hee hee-haaaaawed inside.
Bev: 2
Aaron: HA-ZERO.
If I beg of only one thing from you in our life together. . .
May it be this. (and to probably not push me off that cliff I mentioned.)
Slow Cooker Paprika Pork over Parmesan Polenta:
What it took for 4:
for the pork:
* 1 pound 8 oz pork tenderloin, trimmed of any excess fat
* 1 cup chicken stock
* 1 cup salsa
* 2 Tbs. smoked paprika
* 2 sprigs fresh oregano
* 2 sprigs fresh thyme
* 1 large pinch salt and pepper
for the polenta:
* 2 cups milk
* 2 cups water
* 1 cup polenta
* 2 Tbs. butter
* 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
* 1 pinch coarse salt
In a slow cooker, combine all of the above ingredients (not the polenta. how funny would that be. HOW MAD would you have been!?) Anyway, throw it all in and cook about 3 hours. Stick two forks down in it and shred the pork right in the juices. Cook 1 more hour.
Bring the milk and water to a slight boil. Stir in the polenta and whisk until creamy and thick, about 5 minutes. Take off the heat and stir in the butter, cheese and a pinch of salt. Whisk to combine.
Serve a good mound of paprika pork over a bed of creamy polenta.
Garnish with parsley if deesssaaahhhhred.
I can’t wait for you to make this.
Bev: 3
Life: HA – yeah I can chill.
Oh how I love polenta! This is so happening for dinner and soon!
Love me some polenta!
Girl, save me a bite!!
I freaking lOVE polenta!!
I want…now,
Being from the South and all, I may do cheese grits instead of polenta. I just made a big ol’ Crockpot full of shredded beef (for tacos) last night. This would be a good recipe for leftovers! Thanks, Bev!
This is just a crazy good idea. DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE CREAMY POLENTA? a lot.
Oh darling…you had me at slow cooker paprika.
Your reaction reminds me of my reaction when I made Grilled Pork Souvlaki with tenderloin instead of the traditional shoulder. TAKE THAT SHOULDER!
You had me at PPPPPPPPPPP
I love your Friends references. And parmesan polenta. The end.
Wow, I can’t tell you how amazing this looks! Love the spices, the cooking method and serving it over polenta sounds heavenly. Thanks for sharing and can’t wait to give it a try.
Oh Bev, this sounds so incredible. Want!
Yum! I almost thought you made grits! I love grits. That polenta looks soooo creamy and delicious. I must try this soooooon!!!
I almost thought you made grits! I love polenta and grits, and this looks so creamy and delicious. YUM!
wow this looks too good to eat! who am i kidding? i’d inhale that entire bowl!
Lolzing for days over your “HA-ZERO”. I don’t have a slow cooker but that polenta looks HA-MAZING (see what I did there?) Love it!
Oh heck yes. I’m all in.
You pretty much had me at polenta. Oh my, how beautiful this all looks and sounds. Yes, definitely soon.
god why do you make the most perfect meals?! i’m so pissed that you’re not my neighbor.
Did you cook on high? just wondering – never thought about shredding a pork tenderloin – Looks delicious.
Yes! It was on high for 4 hours total. And it worked perfectly!
Thank you – WIll try soon!
I made this yesterday and it was excellent! Mine had to cook for 4 hours instead of 3, then I shredded it and threw it back into the crock pot. It still had a lot of liquid when I went to serve it. In your third picture you don’t have any liquid. Was I supposed to cook it longer while it was shredded until it absorbed up all the liquids or did you just drain all that liquid? Let me know because I definitely want to make this again and again. This was also my first time making creamy polenta. It had a wonderful creamy texture.
Ahhhh, I actually have an answer! When I made it, I only used about 1/2 cup of salsa (but still the cup of broth), BUUUUT I decided that in the end I would prefer a little more juiciness, so I adjusted the recipe to add 1/2 cup more salsa. SO, it’s really your preference how much liquid you want. Next time try just 1/2 cup of salsa to get more of the effect I had in the pictures.
So glad you liked it!
I am allllll about slow cooked pork. And I also like a bit of polenta with my parmesan, so this meal sounds perfect!
PARMESAN POLENTA IS AWESOME.
Just wondering. . .do you think if I cooked it on low for . . . 9ish hours. . . should I add more liquid? Will it work or be disintegrated? I wish wish that I could only be at work for 4 and I could tell my boss that I have to go home to shred pork, but I don’t think he’d buy that.
Thoughts appreciated!
Hey, Katherine! I think a little more liquid might be perfect! Better to have too much than too little, as you can drain off any you don’t want. So yeah, try a little more and let me know how it turns out!
Love pulled pork tenderloin – it is the only way I make it how. And LOVE creamy polenta!
Was super excited to make this… but I put the pork loin in the slow cooker w/everything (except polenta, ha) on high for 3 hours and went to shred it and it was TOUGH. Maybe I should have cooked it on low? I feel like I just did an insanity upper body work out after trying to shred it, but am hoping that keeping it finely shredded in the juices might salvage it on warm for a while. Fingers crossed! I have yet to make the polenta but feel that that might be my saving grace? Hope I didn’t make a mistake w/the slow cooker on high, but I thought that’s what I saw others did… ???
This is absolutely delicious! It is so flavorful and the pork and polenta go together beautifully. This is going in my recipe book — it’s going to be one of my “regulars.”
My husband and I made this the other night and it was good…I love polenta and pulled pork. I do think that it tasted a little too much like the jar of salsa we used though, so I may try to just used canned diced tomatoes with some onions next time.
Thank you! This was very flavorful and so easy! A new comfort food favorite!
I made this and it came out yummy, maybe a little smokey for my taste, but my husband loved it! I used the leftover pork ( I had a two lb tenderloin) in a baked Mac and cheese and the smoke paired perfectly with the creamy cheddar.
For the polenta, your recipe calls for 1 cup of polenta; however when i made this..one cup was not enough??? I used store-bought polenta in the tube. I had to use the entire 16 oz tube. Does the recipe call for cornmeal polenta the raw grain or the tube of pte made, ready-to-use polenta?
Aaaahhh, I think I know what happened! I used the raw cornmeal. A full cup of that. Once you add all the liquid it comes out to be pretty much. The tube is precooked, so it won’t have the same soft texture, and won’t yield as much as the loose cornmeal. I’m so sorry!
No worries! Thank you for responding. I kind of figured that is what happened. It was still very delish & I can’t wait to try it again with the proper ingredients. Thank you!
Omg, made this for dinner. One of the best meals ever. We had roasted carrots and kale on the side. Perfection!
I made the polenta tonight for dinner and it was amazing. I can’t wait to try the pork. My whole family enjoyed it. And it will be in my keeper recipe folder