Smoked Paprika Pork

OK well I would have updated this sooner, but over Labor Day we decided to take a nice 6 hour trip up to my sister Holly's house. In my Tahoe was me and the 3 kids, by brother Travis and his wife Tessa, and Jamie. It was a very fun trip and we had lots of fun hitting flea markets, antique stores and of course the Thrift stores. That is our all time favorite new thing to do, and maybe I should post the good deals that we find at these places as well. I will think about that one.

So the pork dinner that I made was another huge success with the family and soooooo easy to make. Here is the recipe and I hope that you enjoy.


Smoked Paprika Pork

3 large garlic cloves, pressed
1 tsp. smoked paprika
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cumin
1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 (2lb.) package pork tenderloin
1/2 C. whipping cream
2 (8.8oz) pouches ready-to-serve long-grain and wild rice mix
2 bacon slices, cooked and coarsely crumbled
Chopped fresh chives

1. Combine first 5 ingredients. Stir in oil. Pat tenderloins dry with paper towels. Rub paprika paste over tenderloins. Arrange in a greased 5 or 6 qt. oval slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH 1 hour. Reduce heat to LOW and cook 3 1/2 hours or until very tender.
2. Remove pork from slow cooker;cover and keep warm on a serving platter. Pour meat dripping into a large skillet. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add whipping cream; boil until slightly thickened, 6-7 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, microwave rice according to package directions. Spoon on platter, and top with pork. Remove sauce from heat; drizzle over pork. Sprinkle with bacon and chives.

Funny thing is that as I was writing this blog, I realized that I completely did not do step 2. hahahaha Anyways What I did a little different was when I put the pork in the slow cooker I completely covered it in the bacon- by just wrapping bacon all around the pork. Next time I try this I will make the sauce that goes with it and let you know if it is any better or not. Oh and I just used regular white rice and it was still very good. Hope everyone enjoys-I'll have to look over some more recipes that I have done to try. Yeah!!!!