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Candace Cameron BureHosea RosenbergIf you are the pork “Crock-Star” of your home kitchen, America’s pork producers want to see your slow cooker salute!  Through September 27, 2010, submit an original slow cooking pork recipe in the first-ever “Search for America’s Pork ‘Crock-Star’” contest.  In October, five winners will win a trip to New York City to compete at Crocktoberfest!  In addition to rubbing elbows with celebrity mom Candace Cameron Bure and winner of “Top Chef – Season 5” Chef Hosea Rosenberg, one lucky entrant will walk away with the grand prize.
Along with a two-night stay and airfare to New York City, each finalist will also receive a Crock-Pot® Slow Cooker, and a six-month supply of Reynolds® Slow Cooker Liners. “America’s Pork ‘Crock-Star’” will take home $5,000, a year’s worth of Reynolds® Slow Cooker Liners, and up to $500 worth of pork (approximately 75 pounds) which will be donated in their name to a food bank of their choice.Slow cooker liners
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CONGRATULATIONS!

The National Pork Board is thrilled to announce that Linda Cifuentes’ Kapusta Pork recipe was chosen as "America’s Pork ‘Crock-Star’"! Linda Cifuentes, from Mahomet, IL, won $5,000, a year’s supply of Reynolds®  Slow Cooker Liners and up to $500 worth of pork (approximately 75 pounds) which will be donated in her name to a food bank of her choice.

Congratulations to all of the finalists and their recipes.

 

Check out Linda Cifuentes' mouth-watering recipe:

Kapusta Pork
Recipe courtesy of Linda Cifuentes

3 pound pork loin, boneless
3 cloves garlic, halved lengthwise
1 tablespoon caraway seeds
3/4 pound bacon, chopped
4 cups cabbage, shredded
14 1/2-ounce canned plus 1 8-ounce canned sauerkraut
1 28-ounce canned diced tomatoes
2 bay leaves
1 8-ounce German beer

Insert six small slits into pork loin. Insert garlic slices in the slits. Season with salt and pepper.

Place pork loin in slow cooker. Layer bacon, cabbage, sauerkraut, tomatoes, caraway seeds and bay leaf on top of pork loin. Top with beer.

Cover and cook at high for 8 hours.

Before serving, shred pork and stir all slow cooker ingredients.

Serve with remaining beer and pop on a polka for a great Crocktoberfest meal

Yield: 6 servings

Nutrition Information per Serving:
Calories: 610  Fat: 34g  Saturated Fat: 11g
Cholesterol: 185mg  Sodium: 1500mg  Carbohydrates: 16g
Protein: 56g  Fiber: 7g

 

 
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