This saturday we had guests for dinner. I decided to try something new. I made a smoked pork loin. I did two things I have never done before; smoked it and brined it.<\/p>\n
The brine I used was simple:<\/p>\n
2 quarts of water
\n1 cup sugar
\n1 cup of kosher salt<\/p>\n
I mixed it and poured this into a 1 gallon bag with the pork loin. I then let it sit over night.<\/p>\n
In the morning, I put a new rub on the loin. I used the following items in the rub:<\/p>\n
1 tbsp brown sugar
\n1 tbsp paprika
\n1 tbsp ground black pepper
\n1 tbsp cumin
\n1 tbsp kosher salt
\n1 tsp ginger
\n1 tsp allspice
\n1 tsp cayenne pepper<\/p>\n
I then put the loin into the smoker and let it cook at 200 degrees for about 6 hours. I also tried something new this time. I put some hickory chips in the bottom of the smoker then covered them with the charcoal. Even with the rain the smoker stayed pretty much at 200 degrees. Have I told you how much I love my smoker?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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