Slow Cooker Ranch Pork Roast

This is the best pork roast I've ever had and the easiest to make. I always do all my roasts (other then tenderloins) in the crock pot. It's totally hands off for Sunday dinners and so long as you cook your meat for a good 7-9 hours, it's a no-fail tender, flavorful, shredded meat main dish. Just pop it in the crock pot on sunday morning and you'll have the most fabulous main dish ready by dinner time, not to mention the wonderful smell in your house.

The ranch dressing mix does something magical to the flavor of the pork in this recipe. I'm betting once you've tried this you'll never go back to whatever way you previously cooked a pork roast. I sure haven't.

Slow Cooker Ranch Pork Roast

4 lbs or so pork roast, boneless

1 package ranch dressing mix

2 cups chicken broth

2 cloves garlic, minced

Garlic or season salt

Black pepper

Few tablespoons vegetable oil for browning

Rinse and dry pork roast. Heat few tablespoons oil in a large skillet on high/med-high heat. Season roast with garlic salt or seasoned salt and fresh ground pepper. When pan is good and hot (oil is rippling) carefully place roast in hot oil. Don't move around yet! Let sear a couple minutes and then carefully turn over. Repeat on each side until entire roast has a nice brown crust. Put roast in appropriately sized crock pot. Sprinkle with ranch mix and minced garlic. Add 2 cups or so chicken broth. Cover with lid and cook for at least 7 hours, I think 8 is perfect. About 30 minutes before serving, remove roast from crock pot to a cutting board and shred into large chunks. Place back in crock pot with all the yummy flavorful juices. To serve remove to a serving platter and pour some juice over all.