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Originally Posted by teacherlady79
I am intrigued by the idea cooking of the pork loin and quinoa with cherry limeade. First off, where do you get cherry limeade? Secondly--what does pork loin and quinoa cooked in cherry limeade taste like? I've heard of cooking meat in coca-cola, but never in cherry limeade.
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The quinoa tasted nutty with a hint of cherry and the pork still had a pork flavor with a hint of cherry. The cherry limade was from Walmart in the Pop section. . . it does not say "diet" but it has 0 calories and very, very low sodium. - Diet cherry 7-up would also work.
Quinoa recipie - I recommend using either red or black quinoa as it has more flavor. For 1/4 c dry quinoa you will need about 1/2-3/4 c cherry limade.
Rinse the quinoa with water and add to a dry (no oil or cooking spray) skillet and "toast" on high for about 5 minutes (makes it taste nutty). Add cherry limade and bring to a boil. Cover and cook 7-10 minutes, remove lid and cook until the liquid is absorbed and little "green sprout type things" come out of the quinoa (about 5-10 minutes).
Pork loin - trim the pork loin of visible fat and sear off all sides in a hot pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray. In a crockpot add enough cherry limade to have about 1/2 inch of it in the bottom of the crock pot. Sprinkle in some cinnamon and cloves. Add the pork to the crock pot and cook on low until shreads easily (3 lb roast will take 3-4 hours - but it is nearly impossible over cook this - just don't let the liquid completely evaporate). For a stronger cherry flavor you could add 1TB of cherry extract (Baking isle) to the cherry limade - or some fresh lime juice if you want it a bit more tart.
This was good served hot, room temperature and even cold.
Mariah
AND--on the same day I hit 30 lbs. 
