Beer And Mustard Brined Pork Loin Recipes

ROASTED PORK LOIN WITH BEER SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large saucepan over medium high heat. Add onion and saute until tender and golden brown, about 15 minutes. Add garlic, cumin, cinnamon and allspice and stir 1 minute. Add beer, mustard and honey and bring to boil (sauce will foam). Remove from heat. Puree in batches in blender until smooth. Cool to room temperature. Pour into baking dish. Add pork loin; turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight, turning occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Remove pork from marinade; pat dry. Reserve marinade. Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Season pork with salt and pepper. Add to skillet and brown on all sides. Transfer to baking sheet with rim. Roast in oven for 3/4 to 1 hour or until thermometer inserted into thickest part registers 155 degrees F. Transfer pork to work surface; reserve any pan juices.
• Combine pan juices and marinade in saucepan. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to simmer. Mix butter and flour in small bowl until smooth paste forms. Add to sauce and simmer until sauce thickens. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cut pork into slices. Pour sauce over.

BEER AND MUSTARD BRINED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Mix water, sugar, salt, mustard, garlic, peppercorns, thyme and bay leaves in a large glass or stainless-steel bowl, stirring until sugar dissolves. Stir in cold beer. Add pork; cover. Refrigerate 4 hours or up to 12 hours. Heat charcoal grill for indirect cooking or gas grill to medium (325), turning off burners in the center of the grill. Remove pork from brine; discard brine. Place pork on grill away from heat; cover. Cook until a thermometer inserted in center registers about 150 degrees on a meat thermometer, 35-40 minutes. Transfer pork to a cutting board; tent loosely with foil. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting into thin slices.

SPICY BEER-BRINED ROTISSERIE PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Place the pork loin roast in a heavy large plastic ziploc bag.
• In a bowl whisk together beer, corn syrup, onions, mustard, chili powder, garlic and black pepper.
• Pour the marinade over the pork.
• Seal the bag tightly and turn to coat the meat.
• Place the bag in a large bowl and place in the refrigerator for 8-24 hours.
• When ready to cook prepare the rotisserie. Remove the roast from the marinade (reserving the marinade for basting) and bring to ALMOST room temperature before cooking (this is important!).
• Place the pork on the spit then set over heat and baste every 10-15 minutes or the internal temperature reads 155-160°F.
• Discard any remaining marinade.
• Remove the roast from the spit and let rest for 15 minutes before slicing.

CIDER-BRINED, MUSTARD-GLAZED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Make the brine:
• Bring salt, brown sugar, peppercorns, coriander seeds, mustard seeds, thyme, bay leaves, 2 cups apple cider, and 2 cups water to a low boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, whisking, until sugar and salt dissolve, about 4 minutes. Transfer brine to a large bowl and add remaining 2 cups apple cider and 2 cups ice. Let cool to room temperature.
• Place pork and brine in a large resealable plastic bag; turn to coat. Seal and chill at least 8 hours.
• Roast the pork:
• Remove pork from brine and pat dry with paper towels. Let sit at room temperature 1 hour.
• Place rack in lower third of oven; preheat to 400°F.
• Season pork all over with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Sear pork, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides (including ends), 10-12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine mustard, brown sugar, syrup, and thyme in a medium bowl.
• Pour apple cider into a large roasting pan or glass baking dish. Transfer pork, fat side up, to pan. Brush all over with mustard mixture. Roast pork, basting every 15 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers 140°F, 50-70 minutes.
• Transfer to a cutting board and let rest at least 15 minutes before slicing.
• Do Ahead
• Pork can be brined up to 24 hours ahead. Keep chilled in plastic bag.

BEER BRAISED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat vegetable oil a heavy pot or dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sear pork in hot oil until brown on all sides, about 10 minutes. Remove roast from pot.
• Drain all but about 3 tablespoons grease from pot. Cook and stir onion and carrots until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir beer, salt, pepper, bay leaf, and cloves into the onion mixture.
• Return pork roast to the pot and cover.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pork is tender and no longer pink in the center, about 2 hours.
• Transfer roast to a platter and cover loosely with aluminum foil. Remove bay leaf from vegetables.
• Pour the beer and vegetable mixture from the Dutch oven into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the vegetables moving before leaving it on to puree until smooth.
• Bring pureed sauce to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat until thickened, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Spoon sauce over pork roast to serve.

SPICY BEER-BRINED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• Place pork in large zip lock bag. In medium bowl, stir together beer, corn syrup, onion, jalapeno, mustard, oil, chili powder, honey, garlic and rosemary; pour over pork, seal bag and toss gently to coat pork. Refrigerate 6-24 hours.
• Heat grill to medium high. Remove pork from marinade, reserving marinade for basting liquid.
• Grill pork over indirect heat, away from fire, basting every 10 minutes with reserved marinade, until internal temperature reads 150-155 degrees F., about 45- minutes to 1 hour. Discard any remaining marinade; remove pork from grill and let rest 10 minutes before slicing to serve.

BEER BRINED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Whisk the beer, wine vinegar, corn syrup, mustard, garlic, sage, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl; pour into a resealable plastic bag. Add the onion and pork chops, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for 12 hours.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Remove the pork chops and onions from the marinade and set aside on a platter. Drain the marinade through a fine-mesh strainer, discarding the strained liquid. Spread the garlic mixture caught in the strainer over the pork chops. Wrap the onions in aluminum foil.
• Cook the packet of onions and the pork chops on the preheated grill until the pork is no longer pink in the center, about 7 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).