{"id":4962,"date":"2026-05-15T13:11:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=4962"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:11:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:11:51","slug":"crockpot-pork-with-apricot-preserves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/crockpot-pork-with-apricot-preserves\/","title":{"rendered":"Crockpot Pork with Apricot Preserves"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Crockpot Pork with Apricot Preserves<\/h1>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2 to 3 lbs pork loin or pork shoulder<\/li>\n<li>1 cup apricot preserves<\/li>\n<li>1 packet onion soup mix<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup barbecue sauce<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons soy sauce<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, sliced<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon olive oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Prepare the Pork<\/strong><br \/>\nPat the pork dry with paper towels and season lightly with black pepper.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Optional Sear for Extra Flavor<\/strong><br \/>\nHeat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the pork for 2\u20133 minutes per side until lightly browned. This step adds extra flavor but can be skipped if you\u2019re short on time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make the Sauce<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a bowl, mix together the apricot preserves, barbecue sauce, soy sauce, garlic, and onion soup mix until smooth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assemble in the Crockpot<\/strong><br \/>\nPlace the sliced onions in the bottom of the crockpot. Add the pork on top, then pour the apricot sauce mixture over everything.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Slow Cook<\/strong><br \/>\nCover and cook:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>LOW for 6\u20138 hours<br \/>\nor<\/li>\n<li>HIGH for 4\u20135 hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The pork should become tender and easy to shred.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve<\/strong><br \/>\nSlice or shred the pork and spoon the delicious apricot glaze over the top. Serve with mashed potatoes, rice, or roasted vegetables.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Add red pepper flakes if you like a sweet-and-spicy flavor.<\/li>\n<li>Pork shoulder gives a richer, fall-apart texture.<\/li>\n<li>Leftovers make amazing sandwiches the next day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enjoy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crockpot Pork with Apricot Preserves Ingredients 2 to 3 lbs pork loin or pork shoulder 1 cup apricot preserves 1&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4962"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4964,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4962\/revisions\/4964"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}