Shaker Brined Pork Roast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 cups water
1/2 cup kosher salt
1 1/4 cups sugar
3 bay leaves
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons minced shallots
1 tablespoon allspice berry
1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
1 (3 lb) boneless center cut pork loin roast

Preparation

In a large Dutch oven or soup pot, combine water, kosher salt, sugar, bay leaves, garlic, shallots, allspice and hot pepper sauce; bring to boil over high heat.
Turn off heat and cool completely.
Submerge pork loin in the brine, cover and refrigerate a minimum of 16 hours, and a maximum of 24 hours.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Remove pork loin from the brine, rinse under cold water, and pat dry.
Place pork in a roasting pan and roast at 400 degrees F for about 30 minutes; reduce heat to 350 degrees and roast for about 2 hours more, or until a meat thermometer reads 165 to 170 degrees F.