Pork Roast Brine

By á-3101

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• # 3/4 cup sugar
• # 3/4 cup Kosher salt (or 6 tablespoons of table salt)
• # 3 cups of hot water
• # 5 cups of cold water
• # 3 bay leaves, crumbled
• # 1 tablespoon whole Allspice berries, lightly crushed
• # 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns, lightly crushed
• # 10 medium garlic cloves, peeled and lightly crushed

Details

Adapted from real-restaurant-recipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions:
# In a large, wide pan or bowl, dissolve the sugar and salt in 3 cups of hot water
# Add the Bay leaves, Allspice, peppercorns, garlic and 5 cups of cold water; stir to combine
# Add the pork loin to the brine and cover the container with plastic wrap
# Refrigerate 12-24 hours
# Remove the pork loin from the brine and pick the spices off the meat
# Dry the pork loin thoroughly with paper towels