This recipe for Slow Cooker Thai Curry Pork came together as a lot of my recipes do, from looking in the pantry/refrigerator and thinking, “what can I put together for dinner tonight?” I’m a big fan of using the food that we already have to put something together and not having to run to the store all the time just to put dinner on table. I was craving thai food and all the wonderful flavors that I associate with it…turmeric, hot curry, coriander, fresh ginger and garlic…mmm, ok now I am getting hungry again…
Let’s chat for a moment about some of the health benefits of the star of this dish… Turmeric is a powerful antioxidant, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, anticarcinogenic, antimutagenic and anti-inflammatory. It helps you combat those awful free radicals that cause inflammation of all sorts and a host of other problems. And just check out the list of healthy nutrients that turmeric can boast about: protein, dietary fiber, niacin, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, healthy sodium, potassium, calcium, copper, iron, magnesium and zinc. Whew! That’s quite a list 🙂 The cool thing about turmeric is that a little bit goes a long way! You don’t need cups of the stuff, just a teaspoon here or a tablespoon there and you are good. Plus the fun yellowish-orange color that it turns food makes the kiddos want to try it 🙂 Dinner is now a fun, cool color!! Win, win!
Here are the top ten health benefits of eating turmeric 🙂
- Cancer Prevention (even destroy cancer cells)
- Arthritis Reliever
- Diabetes Control
- Heals Wounds
- Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention
- Improves Digestion
- Natural Liver Detoxifier
- Helps to Maintain Ideal Body Weight
- Reduces Cholesterol Levels
- Boosts the Immune System
Pretty cool huh? I bet your thinking that you wish you had a tasty, easy meal that featured this “queen of spices…” Well, your wish is my command. Slow Cooker Thai Curry Pork is a wonderful meal that features super lean boneless pork chops, onions, garlic, ginger, carrots, turmeric and curry! And it couldn’t be simpler, just throw everything in your slow cooker in the morning and dinner is D-O-N-E!
- 1 large sweet onion, chopped
- 4 cloves of garlic, minced or pressed
- 1 tbsp. fresh ginger, grated
- 8 ounces baby carrots (whole carrots, peeled and chopped is fine too)
- 4 lean boneless pork chops
- 1 tbsp. turmeric
- 1 tbsp. hot curry (less if you don't like spicy or just use regular curry)
- 2 tsp. cumin
- 2 tsp. cardamom
- 1 tsp. crushed red pepper flake (optional)
- Sea salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste.
- ½ cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
- Spray slow cooker liner with misted extra virgin olive oil or place a slow cooker liner in the base of the slow cooker.
- Add onions, garlic, ginger and carrots to the bottom of the pot.
- Add pork chops, spices and chicken broth.
- Stir, cover and cook for 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low.
- Shred pork and stir. Check and adjust seasoning.
- Serve over brown rice or quinoa and add a steamed green vegetable.
Cook for 4 hours on low, or 8 hours on high??? Can this possibly be a mistake and should be reversed?
Hi Pam, Good catch!! Sorry about that…yes, it was a mistake. It is now corrected and reads, “4 hours on high or 8 hours on low.” My bad. LOL 🙂 Thanks for bringing it to my attention 🙂