LIZ'S BBQ PORK WITH ROASTED PEARS

My husband loves polynesian style cooking, and he had the idea to put some pears into our BBQ pork roast because we had no pineapple. This was an experiment with a winning result, and we will make it again and again! My 2-year-old even said, "MMMmmmmm! Food smell good!" Make this more diebetic friendly by using fresh peeled pears and a sugar-free BBQ sauce. You may need to add a little more water with tfresh pears, and make sure to give fresh pears extra time to soften up.

Ingredients Yield: 4 servings (or more if roast is larger)

1 Pork Shoulder Roast
1 Diced Onion
10 Cloves
1 Can Pears (of 1/2 a bottle of home-canned pears)
1/2 bottle your favorite BBQ Sauce
10 Cloves
Garlic, Salt, & Pepper To Taste
1/4 Cup Water

Poke the cloves into the Roast. Place the roast in a crock pot and Put all the ingredients except for the pears over the roast. Make sure to sprinkle the Onions, Garlic, Salt, and Pepper right onto the roast, and rub it on the whole thing. Put the crock pot on high and let it go for 4 - 6 hours (depends on size of roast and if it is slightly frozen). When the pork is beginning to fall apart and smells very yummy, put in the pears with juice and let it simmer for 15 to 30 more min. Tastes delicious served over rice. I usually pick out what cloves I can see before serving.