Shaker Brined Pork Roast

• 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 berry
• 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
• 1 (3 lb) boneless center cut pork loin roast

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.

water, kosher salt, sugar, bay leaves, garlic, shallots, allspice, hot pepper, center

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/shaker-brined-pork-roast-104926 (may not work)