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Top Secret Restaurant Recipe for a Perfect Pork Roast
Brine Pork Recipe
A brine pork recipe from my restaurant will all but guarantee the best pork roast you have ever
prepared. At least my restaurant guests tell me they have never had any better.
I do buy the best quality pork loin I can find, which undoubtedly makes a difference. But from
my experience this brine recipe contributes a great deal to that ultimate taste test.
Brine Pork Recipe
Preparation time: 15 minutes but pork should marinate in brine for 12-24 hours. Makes enough
brine for a 4-5 pound pork loin.
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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
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
That’s it. For a restaurant recipe on how to cook the pork loin, click here.
And for a wonderful Sage Cranberry Dressing to serve with your pork, just click here.
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