Beer And Mustard Brined Pork Loin
- 6 cups warm water
- 1/4 cup each: packed dark brown sugar, coarse salt
- 1 tbl dry mustard
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled, crushed
- 1 tsp each: black peppercorns, dried leaf thyme
- 5 bay leaves
- 1 bottle dark beer, chilled
- 1 boneless top loin pork roast, about 12 pounds
- Mix water, sugar, salt, mustard, garlic, peppercorns, thyme and bay leaves in a large glass or stainless-steel bowl, stirring until sugar dissolves. Stir in cold beer.
- Add pork; cover. Refrigerate 4 hours or up to 12 hours.
- Heat charcoal grill for indirect cooking or gas grill to medium (325), turning off burners in the center of the grill.
- Remove pork from brine; discard brine. Place pork on grill away from heat; cover. Cook until a thermometer inserted in center registers about 150 degrees on a meat thermometer, 35-40 minutes. Transfer pork to a cutting board; tent loosely with foil. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting into thin slices.
warm water, brown sugar, mustard, garlic, black peppercorns, bay leaves, pork roast
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/beer-and-mustard-brined-pork-loin-50024432 (may not work)