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Holiday Pork Loin

@arecipe.bsky.social

This is perfect for serving at Christmas instead of ham, or even as a main dish when guests come over.

Ingredients

  • 1 ea. (4 pounds) boneless pork loin roast
  • 1 cup salt
  • ½ cup honey
  • 2 cups boiling apple cider vinegar
  • ½ cup white wine
  • 1 pound ice
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tbsp black peppercorns, cracked
  • Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tbsp light brown sugar
  • 2 tsp dehydrated lemon peel
  • ¼ cup crushed ginger snap cookies

Instructions

  1. 1
    Combine salt, honey, vinegar, and wine in a gallon size zip-top bag. Add ice and shake until ice is mostly melted and mixture has cooled down.
  2. 2
    Add pork loin and refrigerate 2 ½–3 hours.
  3. 3
    Drain pork and pat dry. Discard remaining brine. Set aside.
  4. 4
    Combine remaining ingredients except mustard. Brush pork with mustard and press spice mixture into all sides of meat.
  5. 5
    Place roast on a roasting rack in a roasting pan. Insert a probe thermometer into the center and bake at 410°F until internal temperature reaches 140°F for medium rare.
  6. 6
    Remove to a plate and let rest 10 minutes before carving. Serve warm.
Category
Entree/Main
Method
Roasting

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Holiday_Pork_Loin