Photo: Sam Loyd
Cider-Brined Pork Loin with Herb Crust
15 ingredients
Serves 6.
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This juicy pork roast, enhanced by a cider brine and encrusted with Dijon mustard and fresh herbs, is an example of how well-chosen ingredients and careful cooking can combine to make extraordinary eating. The recipe calls for a bone-in roast. Meat cooked on the bone is juicier and more flavorful than boneless cuts.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
518
Calories
30g
Protein
15g
Fat
71g
Carbs
Counts 10 of 13 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Apple Cider | 1 medium (182g) | 95 |
| Apple | 1 medium (182g) | 95 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Fennel | 1/2 bulb (87g) | 27 |
| Rosemary | 1 tsp dried (1.2g) | 4 |
| Mustard | 1 tsp (5g) yellow | 3 |
| Sage | 1 tsp ground (0.7g) | 2 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Seed | not in our table | 0 |
| Wood | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 3 cups hot water
- 1/3 cup table salt
- 1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 3 Tbs. chopped fresh rosemary
- 3 Tbs. chopped fresh sage
- 2 Tbs. peppercorns
- 2 tsp. fennel seeds
- 4 cups apple cider
- 3 cups ice water
- 1 center-cut bone-in pork loin roast, about 4 1/2 lb., trimmed, chine bone removed and backbone cracked by the butcher
- 3 Tbs. Dijon mustard
- 1 1/2 Tbs. chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 1/2 Tbs. chopped fresh sage
- 1 1/2 Tbs. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 4 or 5 handfuls wood chips, preferably apple or oak, plus 1 additional handful dry chips if using a gas grill
Directions
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By williamssonoma ·
Recipe sourced from
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