Dr. Pepper Pork Roast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 medium onions, sliced
2 tablespoons canola oil
4 lbs pork loin roast
salt and pepper
5 cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
1 whole bay leaf
1 (12 ounce) can Dr. Pepper cola
1 1/2 cups dried apricot halves
1 1/2 cups pitted prunes

Preparation

Place sliced onions in a slow cooker. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Season pork roast with salt and pepper, then brown on all sides. Place browned roast in slow cooker on top of sliced onions.
Add cloves, cinnamon stick and bay leaf to cooker. Pour can of Dr. Pepper over roast and top with dried fruit. Cover and cook 3 to 4 hours on high-heat setting for 8 to 9 hours or until thermometer inserted into center of roast reads 160\u00b0F.
Remove roast from slow cooker and let rest 5 to 10 minutes. Meanwhile, using a slotted spoon, remove onion, fruit and spices. Discard whole spices. Skim grease from sauce. Slice roast and serve topped with onions and fruit and a little sauce.
Serving idea: Serve over garlic mashed potatoes.