Medieval Curry Pork Roast - Travels with Paprika Angel

Ingredients

• 2.5 to 5 pound roast of pork (tenderloin, shoulder, rump will all work)
• 15 whole cloves
• 3 cloves of garlic, sliced into thin slivers
• 1/2 medium red onion, finely chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 cup apple cider (spiced or unspiced will work)
• 2/3 cup Syrah wine (or another rich and well bodied red wine)
• 2/3 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp lavender, ground in a spice grinder
• 1 tbsp white pepper, ground in a spice grinder
• 1 tsp black pepper, ground in a spice grinder
• 1 tsp ground cloves
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tbsp sea salt
• 2 tbsp butter cut into four cubes
• 2 tbsp pomegranite molasses (optional)