Crock Pot Sweet Potato Apple Pork Roast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup apple juice
1 1/2 lbs sweet potatoes (peeled and sliced 1 inch think)
3 medium onions (sliced and separated into rings)
4 medium apples, peeled and sliced
2 lbs boneless center cut pork loin roast, trimmed of fat
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard (optional)
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
4 fresh sage
1/8 teaspoon dried sage
1/4 cup cold water
1 teaspoon brown sugar
pepper (to taste)
2 tablespoons cornstarch

Preparation

Pour the apple juice into the crock pot. layer the sweet potatoes, onions, and apples in crock pot.
In a nonstick skillet brown the pork on all sides place pork on top of the potato and apple slices.
Brush the mustard over the roast (optional) and sprinkle the roast with the pepper (to taste) and sage
Cover and cook on low until the roast is done. 7-9 hours.
Transfer the roast to a platter and keep it warm, using a slotted spoon transfer the apple/sweet potato mixture to a bowl and keep warm.
Sauce (Optional): Combine water, sugar, and cornstarch in a measuring cup. Stir the cornstarch mixture into the juices in the crock pot and cook, stirring often until they thinken. 1-2 minutes. Serve it over the apple/potato mixture and the roast.