Brined Pork Loin Roast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 cups water
1/4 cup coarse salt
3 tablespoons sugar
3 bay leaves
2 whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick
2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
1 clove garlic, smashed
7 rib pork loin roast (or whatever size your family needs)
salt and pepper, to taste.
6 -8 slices bacon (enough slices to cover the top of roast)

Preparation

Bring water, salt and sugar to boil.
Add bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon stick, peppercorns and garlic.
Simmer 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and let cool to room temp.
Pour over pork roast and marinate a minimum of 8 hours or overnight.
Drain.
Pre-heat oven to 250 degrees.
Season meat with salt and pepper.
Place in a roasting pan with meat side down.
Drape bacon slices over the roast so the top and sides are covered with the bacon.
Bake in pre-heated oven until internal temperature of the meat is 140 degrees.
(Approx. 2 hours+ depending on roast size.) Let roast rest about 20 minutes before slicing.
I've found it easiest to cut with an electric knife with the meat down and ribs up- slicing between the rib bones.