Pork Stew with Prunes

Ingredients

• 3 lbs boneless pork shoulder cut into 2-inch cubes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 medium onion, rough chop
• 1 whole apple with skin, rough chop (remove core)
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• ¼ cup Fustini's Red Apple balsamic
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 1/2  cup apple cider or apple juice
• slice of lemon peel with 4 whole cloves stuck into the peel
• 1 cup  pitted prunes cut in half