SWEET ‘N’ FRUITY PORK CASSEROLE.

Ingredients.......750gm of boneless, cubed lean pork, 2 tbs of flour, 4 tbs of canola/ rice bran oil, 1 onion, sliced, 3 stalks of celery chopped, 3 tbs of minced garlic, 125gm of dried apricots , chopped, 120gm of pitted dates, chopped, 1 large apple, peeled, cored and chopped, the juice of 1/2 lemon, juice of 1/2 orange, cracked black pepper, 2 cups of beer or cider, 1 tbs of honey, 1 tsp of marjoram, thyme, cinnamon and curry powder, 1/2 tsp of ground nutmeg, 2 oranges, pips removed and thinly sliced for garnish, 125gm of walnuts. Lightly spray the bowl of your slow cooker with oil, cover and preheat on high. Coat the pork cubes with the flour. Heat the oil in a large frypan and saute the coated pork until browned on all sides. Add the pork to bowl of your slow cooker. Saute the celery and onion with the minced garlic, until tender. Now add these to the slow cooker. In a separate bowl add the chopped apricots, dates, apple and pour in the lemon and orange juice and season with the cracked black pepper. Blend together the beer/ cider, honey , herbs and nutmeg. Pour everything into your slow cooker, stir to combine, cover and cook on high for 4 hours. To serve spoon the mixture from the bowl of your slow cooker and garnish with thin slices of orange and walnuts. Serve with steamed grains or buttered noodles.