Easy Crock Pot Pork Roast With Cranberries - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lbs boneless pork shoulder (trim off and excess fat)
1 small onion, thinly sliced (optional)
1 cup dried sweetened cranberries (or to taste)
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup cranberry juice cocktail
2 tablespoons cornstarch

Preparation

Sprinkle the sliced onions into a 4-quart crockpot.
Pace the roast on top of the onions.
In a bowl combine cranberries, broth and 1/4 cup the cranberry juice in a small bowl pour over the roast cover, and cook for 7-9 hours when done, place roast on platter.
Cover with foil to keep warm.
Pour the juices from crock pot into a medium-size saucepan.
Combine remaining 1/4 cup cranberry juice cocktail with the 2 tbsp of cornstarch in a small bowl; mix well add to the juices in the saucepan; cook and stir until thickened and bubbly (about 3 minutes).
Serve the sauce with pork roast.
**NOTE** if desired, the sauce can easily be doubled.