South Pacific Pork Roast
Ingredients
5 lb. loin end pork roast
1 large onion – sliced
4 t. sugar
3/4 cup hot water
2 t. soy sauce
2 t. dry cooking sherry
1/2 t. dried ginger
3 t. wine vinegar
1 t. ketchup
1 chopped green pepper
salt, pepper and garlic salt
1 can [8oz] pineapple chunks
cornstarch and water (2 tb each)
Directions
Season roast with salt, pepper & garlic. Put roast into oven and broil 20 minutes to remove fat. First place onion in bottom of Crock Pot; then roast with remaining ingredients [except pineapple and cornstarch/water] (I mix the ingredients together and then pour them on). Cover and cook. Last 1/2 hour add 1 can pineapple chunks. Cooking time: Low – 10-12 hours. High – 4-5 hours. To thicken gravy: Blend 2 T. cornstarch with 2 T. cold water. Set crock- pot on high and add paste. Boil gravy till thickened.
