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RCI-MT.002.0077.001

Smoked Pork Roast

Smoked Pork Roast from the Recidemia collection

Prep15 min
Cook30 min
Total45 min
Servings4
Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

  • (4 pound) boneless pork loin roast
    trimmed of excess fat
    1 unit
  • salt
    1 cup
  • boiling apple cider vinegar
    2 cups
  • ice cubes
    1 pound
  • paprika
    1/4 cup
  • tbs cayenne pepper
    2 unit
  • tbs light brown sugar
    2 unit
  • tbs dehydrated lemon peel
    2 unit
  • tbs black peppercorns
    cracked
    2 unit
  • Forearm-sized hickory wood chunks
    1 unit
  • honey
    3/4 cup

Method

1
Combine salt, honey, and vinegar in a 6-quart container. Add ice, cover, and shake until ice is mostly melted and brine has cooled.
2
Add pork roast, toss to coat, and weigh down if needed. Refrigerate 3-3 1/2 hours.
3
Take roast out of brine; rinse with cold water. Pat dry with paper towels and set aside.
4
Combine seasonings and sugar. Press into all sides of meat. Set aside.
5
Preheat smoker to 200 degrees F with the hickory chunks. Add roast, cover, and cook until internal temperature reaches 135 degrees for medium rare.
6
Remove to a plate and cover tightly with foil. Let rest 15 minutes before serving.