Honey-Thyme Brined Pork Roast

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 1
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 1,491.9
  • Total Fat: 45.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 495.0 mg
  • Sodium: 30,188.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 60.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.6 g
  • Protein: 217.1 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Honey-Thyme Brined Pork Roast calories by ingredient



Number of Servings: 1

Ingredients

    1 (2-3lbs.) Pork loin roast, preferably with a good fat cap
    1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
    1/4 cup salt
    1/2 white onion, chopped
    5 garlic cloves, crushed
    2 bay leaves
    3 TB hoey
    filtered water
    RUB INGREDIENTS
    3 TB dried thyme
    1 tsp salt
    1 garlic clove, crushed

Directions

Brine - Place pork in a large covered pot. In a medium bowl, whisk vinegar, salt, onion, garlic and honey. Pour over pork roast. Add bay leaves and fltered water to cover. Place pot in refrigerator 8 hours or overnight. After brining, drain roast and discard brine. Rinse roast and pat dry. Set aside.
RUB - Preheat oven to 225 degrees. Process thyme, salt and garlic in a food processor for 30 seconds.

Place brined pork in a roasting pan. Coat entire roast in thyme mixture. Roast, fat cap up, until internal temperature is 145 degrees, approximately 3 hours. Allow to rest 10-20 minutes before carving.

Serving Size: 6

Number of Servings: 1

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NH6224.