South Pacific Pork Roast

5 pound loin end pork roast
1 large onion, sliced
4 tablespoons sugar
3/4 cup hot water
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons sherry
1/2 teaspoons dried ginger
3 tablespoons wine vinegar
1 tablespoon catsup
1 chopped green pepper
salt, pepper and garlic salt to taste
1 8 ounce can pineapple chunks
2 tablespoons each, cornstarch and water

Season roast with salt, pepper and garlic. Put roast into oven and broil 20 minutes to remove fat.

First place onion in bottom of crockpot; then roast with remaining ingredients, except pineapple and cornstarch/water.

Cover and cook on low 10 to 12 hours or on high 4 to 5 hours. Last 1/2 hour of cooking add pineapple chunks.

To thicken gravy: Blend 2 tablespoons cornstarch with 2 tablespoons cold water. Set crockpot on high and add paste. Boil gravy till thickened.