Pork and Apple Stew

Ingredients:

2 lbs pork cut into cubes

1/2 cup flour

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp garlic powder

2 1/2 TBS olive oil

1 medium onion, chopped

4 large carrots, peeled and sliced

1 medium sweet potato (approx 1/2 lb), peeled and cubed

3 medium Yukon Gold potatoes (approx 1 1/2 lbs), peeled and cut into eighths

1 lb butternut squash, peeled and cubed

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp thyme

1/4 tsp nutmeg

1/8 tsp ground ginger

1/8 tsp ground cloves

1 cup apple juice or cider

2 cups water

3 cups sweet white wine

3 medium McIntosh apples, peeled, cored, and sliced into wighths

1 cup green beans, cut into 1" pieces

Directions:

Combine flour, salt, pepper and garlic in a ziploc bag. Heat oil in large skillet. Coat meat with flour mixture and brown on all sides. Reserve extra flour mixture.

In a slow cooker, combine all ingredients except apples and green beans, and cook on low for 8 hours. Thicken with left over flour mixture dissolved in a small amount of water. Add apples and green beans and cook on high for 15 minutes.

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