Five Spice Pork Roast

Directions

1. 1
   Trim fat from roasts and cut down to fit into your crockpot.
2. 2
   If necessary, remove the bone.
3. 3
   Rub the Five Spice Powder all over pork roast.
4. 4
   Brown roast on all sides in oil.
5. 5
   Place browned roasted into crockpot.
6. 6
   Mix together apple juice, wine and soy sauce and pour mixture over roast.
7. 7
   Cook on low for 10 hours or high for 4 1/2 to 5 hours.
8. 8
   Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
9. 9
   Cut up roast and place roast in oven to keep warm while preparing sauce.
10. 10
    Strain liquid into a large measuring cup.
11. 11
    Skim off fat.
12. 12
    If there isn't 2 cups of liquid, add water to make up the difference.
13. 13
    Next, heat liquid in a small saucepan.
14. 14
    Mix together water and cornstarch; add to saucepan.
15. 15
    Cook until liquid it becomes thick.
16. 16
    Serve gravy over roast and rice.