Brined Pork Loin
Ingredients:
- Boneless Pork Loin
- Peels of One Lemon and One Orange
- Brine (according to recipe below)
- Brine
- 5 tbsp tablespoons pickling spice
- 1 tbsp tablespoon whole black peppercorns
- 1/2 cup cup cane sugar
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 1/2 kosher salt to water ratio
- 1 cup water
- 1 bunch fresh thyme leaves
Direction:
- Combine all brine ingredients in a saucepan, bring to a boil.
- Cool completely, refrigerate until ready for use.
- Place pork loin in brine and let sit, refrigerated, 12-18 hours. The longer the pork sits in the brine, the stronger the salt flavor will be, after cooking.
- Rinse brine from pork loin and vacuum seal with enough olive oil to coat liberally.
- Set the rear pump flow switch of the Sous Vide Professional™ to fully closed. Set the front flow switch to the maximum flow. Set the temperature of the Sous Vide Professional™ to 60°C / 140°F.
- Once target temperature is reached, place vacuum sealed pork loin in circulating water bath.
- Cook sous vide for about 2-3 hours.
- Drain all liquids from bag, dry surface of pork loin with clean kitchen towel. In a hot, large sauté or roasting pan, brown entire surface of pork loin. Season with salt and pepper to taste.