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Shaker Brined Pork Roast




Source of Recipe


“The Shaker Kitchen: Over 100 Recipes From Canterbury Shaker Village”






Recipe Introduction


Without a doubt one of the best brines I’ve tried. Smoke the pork over apple wood for even more delicious flavor!





List of Ingredients



• 8 cups water
  
• 1/2 cup kosher salt
  
• 1-1/4 cups sugar
  
• 3 bay leaves
  
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  
• 2 tablespoons minced shallots
  
• 1 tablespoon allspice berries
  
• 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
  
• 1 (3 lb) boneless center cut pork loin roast
  






Instructions



1. In a large Dutch oven or soup pot, combine water, kosher salt, sugar, bay leaves, garlic, shallots, allspice and hot pepper sauce; bring to boil over high heat.
   
2. Turn off heat and cool completely.
   
   
3. Submerge pork loin in the brine, cover and refrigerate a minimum of 16 hours, and a maximum of 24 hours.
   
4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
   
   
5. Remove pork loin from the brine, rinse under cold water, and pat dry.
   
   
6. Place pork in a roasting pan and roast at 400 degrees F for about 30 minutes; reduce heat to 350 degrees and roast for about 2 hours more, or until a meat thermometer reads 165 to 170 degrees F.
   






Final Comments


This recipe has prompted me to check out other Shaker recipes; my next venture will be one of their lemon pies!