Servings: 8 to 10
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Brine: 24 hours
Cooking time: 4 hours
INGREDIENTS
- 1 Quebec pork loin
- 60 ml (4 tbsp) salt
- 250 ml (1 cup) white sugar
- 250 ml (1 cup) brown sugar
- 60 ml (4 tbsp) black pepper
- 250 ml (1 cup) white vinegar
- 30 ml (2 tbsp) liquid smoke
Lacquer
- 8 cloves garlic, minced
- 125 ml (1/2 cup) onion powder
- 30 ml (2 tbsp) chili flakes
- 250 ml (1 cup) vinegar
- 500 ml (2 cups) ketchup
- 250 ml (1 cup) brown sugar
- 125 ml (1/2 cup) soy sauce
PREPARATION
- Using the tip of a knife, prick meat in several places.
- In a bowl, mix salt, white sugar, brown sugar, pepper, vinegar and liquid smoke.
- In a dish, coat meat with prepared mixture, cover with water and let brine in the refrigerator, 24 hours.
- In a bowl, prepare glaze, mix garlic, onion powder, chili peppers, vinegar, ketchup, brown sugar and soy sauce.
- Preheat barbecue to 250 °C (480 °F).
- Discard brine.
- On a sheet of aluminum foil, place meat and use 1/4 of the glaze to baste it.
- Wrap meat in aluminum foil.
- On the barbecue grill, cook indirectly (heat off under meat), lid closed, 2 hours.
- Off the grill, remove the foil and on the work surface, cut the loin into 2 to 4 pieces depending on the length.
- In a barbecue dish, place the pieces of meat and coat them with the remaining lacquer.
- On the grill, place the dish and cook in indirect cooking (without the foil), lid closed, 2 hours. Turn the meat from time to time
- When serving, cut thin slices of meat.
- Garnish sandwich buns with a little mayonnaise, add the meat, lettuce and marinated vegetables.
A raw pork loin