Instructions: Cut pork into 1 inch cubes. In a large skillet, brown pork and garlic in hot oil. Drain well. Meanwhile, in a 3 1/2 or 4 quart Crockpot, combine all of the other ingredients except for the tomatoes. Stir in browned meat and undrained tomatoes. Cover and cook for 9 to 11 hours on low heat or on high heat setting for 4 to 5 hours. If stew was cooked on low heat setting, turn cooked to high heat setting. Prepare Cornmeal Dumplings (recipe follows). Remove bay leaves and stir stew. Drop dumplings by tablespoonful onto hot stew. Cover and cook on high for 50 minutes more (do not lift cover during this 50 minute period). Sprinkle dumplings with cheese.

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