Chile-Brined Roasted Pork Loin

Name: Chile-Brined Roasted Pork Loin
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 1 kilograms boneless pork loin, trimmed; 198 grams chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, chopped; 2 Tbsps cumin seeds; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 6 garlic cloves, minced; 473 milliliters ice cubes; 118 milliliters kosher salt; 59 milliliters fresh lime juice; 2 Tbsps grated lime rind; 1 Tbsp Mexican dried oregano; 1 teaspoon Mexican dried oregano; 118 milliliters sugar; 2 liters water, divided

Chile-Brined Roasted Pork Loin is a gluten free and dairy free main course. One serving contains 197 calories, 26g of protein, and 5g of fat. This recipe serves 12. Head to the store and pick up water, garlic cloves, kosher salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine 1 cup water, cumin, rind, 1 tablespoon oregano, and 6 garlic cloves in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; remove from heat.

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Pour into a large bowl; cool to room temperature.

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Add remaining 6 cups water, salt, and sugar, stirring until salt and sugar dissolve. Stir in chiles.

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Chili Pepper

Sugar

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Salt

Pour salt mixture into a 2-gallon zip-top plastic bag.

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Ziploc Bags

Add ice and pork; seal. Marinate in refrigerator 24 hours, turning occasionally.

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Ice

Preheat oven to 45

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Remove pork from bag; discard brine. Pat pork dry with paper towels.

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Combine juice, pepper, 1 teaspoon oregano, and 2 garlic cloves.

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Place pork in a roasting pan coated with cooking spray.

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Brush juice mixture over pork.

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Bake at 450 for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 (do not remove pork from oven); bake an additional 45 minutes or until thermometer inserted into thickest portion of pork registers 15

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Place pork on a platter. Cover with foil; let stand for 15 minutes. Thinly slice.

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Servings:

2teaspoons

freshly ground black pepper 1kilograms

boneless pork loin, trimmed 198grams

chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, chopped 2Tbsps

cumin seeds 2

garlic cloves, minced 6

garlic cloves, minced 473milliliters

ice cubes 118milliliters

kosher salt 59milliliters

fresh lime juice 2Tbsps

grated lime rind 1Tbsp

Mexican dried oregano 1teaspoon

Mexican dried oregano 118milliliters

sugar 2liters

water, divided

Recommended wine: Cava, Grenache, Shiraz

Cava, Grenache, and Shiraz are my top picks for Chili. These juicy reds don't have too much tannin (important for spicy foods), but a sparkling wine like cava can tame the heat even better. One wine you could try is Campo Viejo Cava Brut rosé. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 13 dollars.