Pork goes exceptionally well with sweet accents and spicy notes, and this recipe delivers both brilliantly.  Incredibly easy to fix, you can put this together in just 10 minutes in the morning, and by the time you get home in the evening, dinner is ready to be served.  It's a great choice for a family roast as well; the kids will love the maple syrup!  
Served in slices alongside some mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli, and that fabulous gravy; this is bound to become a firm favorite. You could also try serving the meat and sauce tossed with some egg noodles and stir fried mange tout/snow peas for a different, yet equally delicious take on this great dish!
Bacon-wrapped pork tenderloin
4
10 minutes
3 hours
3 hours, 10 minutes
2 pork tenderloins, about 2 pounds (900 grams) each in size
1 pound (450 grams) thick-cut bacon
1/4 cup (185 ml) soy sauce
1/4 water (185 ml)
2/3 cup (185 ml) maple syrup
1 tablespoon (15 ml) onion powder
1 tablespoon (15 ml) garlic powder
2 tablespoons (30 ml) apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoons Salt
Ground black pepper, to taste
Cut each of the pork tenderloins in half so that you have four pieces. Season evenly with salt and pepper, then set aside.
Wrap each cut of tenderloin with bacon, weaving the bacon as you would a classic weaved apple pie crust. Tuck bacon ends underneath.
In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, maple syrup, onion powder, garlic powder, apple cider vinegar, and water.
Brush a 6-quart slow cooker with olive oil. Place bacon-wrapped tenderloins into the slow cooker.
Brush all the sauce evenly over pork tenderloins in the slow cooker. Cover with lid and cook on low for 3 hours.
Optional step: If you want your bacon to be super crispy, remove the slow cooker pot from its base and put in a 375°F oven for 15 minutes or until bacon is crispy.
Allow to rest for 15 minutes in liquid before serving. This is an important step in keeping the tenderloin moist.
Slice up and serve.
Note: All slow cookers are a little bit different in temperature and calibration. This recipe was tested in Cooktop Cove's Test Kitchen using this slow cooker, which is available for purchase here.
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