Spicy Citrus Pork Roast

My husband has to be one of the best picky eaters in the world. Not a huge surprise to me, since his mom spent the majority of his teen years actually trying to make new things he had never had before, but he used to throw things away if he didn't like it or just wasn't sure about it. He has come a long way since then, folks. And that is why I call him Mr. Wonderful. He tries every new thing I make (even the occasional vegetable, but he's not quite okay with those yet), and eats it. And often-times, even likes it!

Mr. Wonderful's love of my cooking doesn't make me dance in the kitchen with glee just because of some vain satisfaction I get out of being the Queen of the Kitchen. No. It's because most of the things he loves come straight from my mind to the table. He is simply flabbergasted that I can look into the fridge, pantry, and freezer and piece together a meal without looking at a recipe online, or running to the store to get things I need. It's really what I do. Seriously! And last night it went oh so well for me.

Doc recently returned back from his home with a huge bag of grapefruit. Now, I didn't doubt that he would eat all of that stuff before it went bad, but he was a little concerned about it. So I told him I'd use one and come up with a recipe for it. After all, we did have a big grocery trip coming up, so I looked at the sales and picked a nice pork roast, and whoa, there it was. A sweet, sweet idea. Oh, and little spicy.

Here's how to make Spicy Citrus Pork:

Ingredients: 1 pork roast (mine was 2-3 lbs)
1 cup Ginger-ale
1 large grapefruit, cut in fourths
1 golden delicious apple, cut in half
1 onion, chopped/diced
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4-1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp crushed red pepper (or to taste)
1/2 tsp coriander
salt, to taste

Directions: In a small bowl, mix cayenne pepper, black pepper, crushed red pepper, and coriander. Rub onto pork and allow to marinate in fridge for at least half an hour.
Before putting roast in crock pot, add 1/4-1/2 cup water (I always do this to prevent sticking and help with moisture). Place pork roast in crock pot. Add half of the grapefruit, and both apple halves around roast, and onion on top and around. Pour Ginger-ale over entire roast. Add salt.
Cook on high for six hours or low for eight to ten hours.

The other half of the grapefruit we squeezed into a pitcher, leaving a slice of grapefruit inside, and added the rest of the Ginger-ale. It made a nice complimentary drink with our meal. Next time I do this, I'm going to try cooking it in Coca-cola instead of Ginger-ale, but this was really good!