Smoked Pork Loin Recipe

• 1 Niman Ranch Boneless Pork Loin, about 2 lbs
• 2 quart water
• 6 ounces salt
• 2 ounces brown sugar
• 1 cup apple cider
• 1 apple, chopped
• 2 cinnamon sticks, whole
• 2 star anise, whole
• 1 Tbsp fennel seed
• 2 Earl Grey teabags (optional)

1. Place pork in non-reactive bowl.
2. Mix all ingredients except pork and teabags and stir until sugar and salt are dissolved.
3. Pour over pork.
4. Brine in refrigerator for 24-36 hours, then pour off brine and dry the loin.
5. Cooking options:
6. Cold smoke: soak teabags, add to wood used for smoking, finish roast in 350 degree oven till internal temperature reaches 145 degrees
7. Hot smoke: soak teabags, add to wood used for smoking, cook in smoker till internal temperature reaches 145 degrees Oven roast (without smoking): roast in 350 degree oven till temperature reaches 145 degrees

water, salt, brown sugar, apple cider, apple, cinnamon sticks, anise

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/smoked-pork-loin-469 (may not work)