Chinese Roasted Pork

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons five-spice powder chinese
• 3 lb pork loin boneless
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar dark packed
• 1 piece ginger fresh peeled chopped
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 0.5 cup soya sauce low-sodium
• 1  onion chopped
• 8 servings salt and pepper 
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 

Equipment

• frying pan
• knife
• aluminum foil
• slow cooker
• cutting board

Directions

1. Trim pork of excess fat and season with salt and pepper. Warm oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Add pork and brown on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes.
3. Transfer pork to slow cooker.
4. Pour off all but 1 Tbsp. fat from skillet.
5. Add onion, garlic and ginger to skillet and cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes.
6. Add soy sauce, brown sugar and five-spice powder. Cook, stirring, until sugar has dissolved, about 1 minute.
7. Pour over pork.
8. Cover and cook on low until meat is very tender when pierced with a knife, about 6 hours.
9. Remove pork to a cutting board, tent with foil and let stand 10 minutes. Thinly slice against the grain and serve.