Pork Tenderloin - Orange Brined
- 3 cups water, divided
- 11/2 tablespoons grated orange rind
- 4 cups fresh orange juice (about 12 oranges)
- 1/2 cup kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal)
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 cups ice cubes
- 1 (3-pound) boneless pork loin, trimmed
- 1/4 cup orange marmalade
- 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
- Cooking spray
- Orange slices (optional)
- Parsley sprigs (optional)
- Combine 1 cup 'water and rind in a small saucepan. Bring to a
- boil; remove from heat. Pour into a large bowl; cool to room
- temperature. Add remaining 2 cups water, 4 cups juice, salt,
- sugar, and 1/4 cup soy sauce, stirring until salt and sugar
- dissolve. Pour salt mixture into a a-gallon zip-top plastic bag.
- Add ice and pork; seal. Refrigerate for 24 hours, turning bag
- occasionally.
- Combine marmalade, 2 tablespoons juice, and 1 tablespoon soy sauce in a
- small saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook 10 seconds or until marmalade melts.
- Remove from heat.
- Preheat oven to 450u0b0.
- Remove pork from bag, and discard brine. Pat pork dry 'with paper towels.
- Place pork on a roasting pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 4500 for 15
- minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 3250 (do not remove pork from
- oven); bake an additional 45 minutes. Brush glaze evenly over pork; bake
- an additional 5 minutes or until thermometer inserted into thickest portion
- of pork registers 1550 (slightly pink). Place pork on a platter. Cover with
- foil; let stand 15 minutes. Garnish with orange slices and parsley sprigs, if
- desired.
water, orange rind, orange juice, kosher salt, brown sugar, soy sauce, pork loin, orange marmalade, orange juice, soy sauce, cooking spray, orange slices, parsley
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/pork-tenderloin-orange-brined-50127625 (may not work)