Christmas Eve Dinner

[brown1dgirl]

Am trying to think of something special to crock for Christmas Eve dinner. The more of the meal (meat, starch, veggies) that can come out of the crock the better. Am trying to work around a 5:00 worship service, present opening after dinner, playing of said present (a Wii) and then off to bed to dream of Santa. Santa doesn't want to be up too late

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[boofyjo]

I got this from the Year of CrockPotting blog and am throwing this is for Christmas dinner.

Crockpot Cranberry Pork Roast

1 (2 ½-3 lb.) lean boneless pork loin roast or rib roast
1 (16 oz.) can whole berry cranberry sauce
1/3 cup port wine or cranberry juice
¼ cup sugar
½ small lemon, thinly sliced
1/3 cup golden seedless raisins
1 large clove garlic, minced
2 Tbsp. diced candied ginger
½ tsp. dry mustard
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. ground black pepper
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 Tbsp. cold water
cooked rice

Place pork roast in 3 ½ quart slow cooker. In a medium bowl, combine cranberry sauce, port wine or cranberry juice and sugar. Stir in lemon, raisins, garlic, ginger, mustard, salt and pepper. Spoon over roast. Cook on low for 6-7 hours or until meat is 170 degrees on an instant read meat thermometer. Remove roast from cooker and cover with foil to keep warm. Measure 3 cups of cooking juices from cooker and pour into a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. In a cup, dissolve cornstarch in cold water. Stir into saucepan; cook, stirring, until thickened. Slice roast. Serve with sauce and rice on the side.