Crock Pot Pork with Winter Fruits

Ingredients

• 6 pork chops
• salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 cup sherry wine
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1 large onion, cut into 16 wedges
• 2 large tomatoes, cut into 8 wedges each
• 2 apples, peeled, cored and cut into 8 wedges each
• 2 firm pears, peeled,cored and cut into 8 wedges each
• 1 cup dried apricot halves
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano

Directions

1. 1

   Sprinkle pork with the salt and rub it in.

2. 2

   In a bowl blend together the sugar, sherry, vinegar, garlic, ginger, pepper, cloves and cinnamon.

3. 3

   In the bottom of the crock pot layer 1/3 oc the onion and tomato.

4. 4

   Put on this the pork and fruit then the remaining onions and tomatoes.

5. 5

   Pour in the vinegar mixture, cover and cook on high for 3 hours or low for 6.

6. 6

   Serve with rice.