Crock Pot Garlic Pork With Sweet Potatoes

I adapted this recipe from one I found in one of those booklets you buy at the check-out in the grocery store. Love the garlic hit!

• Ready In: 8 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 8-10

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon canola oil or 1  tablespoon olive oil, if you wish
• 1 (4 lb)  boneless pork loin roast
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1  medium onion, sliced into thin rings
• 6  garlic cloves, minced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1⁄4 cup white wine or 1⁄4 cup  apple juice, although that gives a different flavour
• 4  cups  cubed sweet potatoes (peeled, cut into about 1-inch cubes)
• 1  cup chicken broth

Directions

1. If there is a lot of visible fat on the pork roast, trim it away.
2. In a large, heavy skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.
3. Sprinkle salt and pepper on pork roast, then brown roast in hot oil on all sides, for about 10 minutes total time.
4. Remove browned roast to a plate and temporarily set aside.
5. In fat in skillet (add a little extra oil if needed), saute sliced onion and minced garlic, seasoned with the poultry seasoning, just until onion starts to soften; place in bottom of slow cooker.
6. Turn heat to high and add white wine to skillet; scrape up all the bits sticking to skillet (in other words, deglaze the pan), then pour this mixture over the onions in the crock pot.
7. Cover onions with cubed raw sweet potato.
8. Place browned pork roast on top of sweet potato cubes, then pour chicken stock over roast.
9. Cover and cook on Low power for for 7 to 8 hours, or until sweet potatoes are tender and pork is cooked.