Sugar Cure For Pork Bacon Ham Recipes

Steps:

• rinse pork loin, then place one of the garbage bags in the other open them both as wide as possible place the loin inside the bags, mix the cure rub together pour over the loin making sure to get a even coat on the whole loin, then tie the bags in a knot and place in the fridge for 5 days, after the 5 day period is up then wash the loin clean, place in a smoker or pit with chips poored over the fire source cook at 220 degrees for 4 hours or the desired internal temperture of 150-160 degrees, remove from heat source wrap in foil or cover for at least 30 minutes before serving slice to desired portions it will never be dry if you follow these directions and it is even better on a roll or bread the next day.

Steps:

• Put salt and sugar in a large nonreactive bowl (stainless steel or glass). Add boiling water and stir well to dissolve salt and sugar. Add peppercorns, mustard seeds, allspice berries, cloves, thyme and bay leaves. Leave to cool completely.
• Add curing salt and 1 cup white wine to cooled brine. Submerge pork tenderloins in brine. Place plate directly on top of pork to keep it submerged if necessary. Cover container and refrigerate for 5 days.
• Remove pork from brine and pat dry. Discard brine. Spread onions and thyme sprigs on bottom of a large shallow baking dish. Add brined tenderloins in one layer, then add 1/2 cup wine. Heat oven to 350 degrees; as it heats, bring meat to room temperature. Cover dish and bake for 45 minutes or until pork registers 135 degrees with an instant-read thermometer. Remove from oven (meat will continue to cook and reach 140 degrees as it rests). Let cool before cutting into thin slices. Serve with buttermilk biscuits. May be refrigerated, well wrapped, for up to 1 week.