blueberry pork loin
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Over the past year’s Bucs tailgates I have been receiving rave reviews for presentation and flavor of this dish as I have been working to perfect this recipe. This pork loin is something that catches everyone’s eye and packs a punch. Make sure you have plenty of friends around for this one because it is a small feast. The Blueberries are fresh from my fiancee’s (Madam Red's) father’s blueberry farm so it doesn’t get much better than that. The brine helps keep the pork moist as most pork dishes have a habit of drying out. So take some time with this recipe and you will be rewarded with flavor
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(1 rating)
yield
10 -12
prep time
10 Hr
cook time
1 Hr 5 Min
Ingredients For blueberry pork loin
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6-8 lbwhole pork loin
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1 cyour favorite dry rub
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8 capple juice
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2 Tbspapple cider vinegar
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1/2 ckosher salt
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2 cbrown sugar, firmly packed
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3 sprigbay leaves
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7 clovefresh garlic, crushed
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1 Tbsppeppercorns, whole black
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3 cfresh blueberries
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1/2 cred wine vinegar
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1/2 cbalsamic vinegar
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1 lgred onion, diced
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1/2 bottledark beer
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1 tspcoriander
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1 tspcumin
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1/2 tspcayenne pepper
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1 tspkosher salt
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1/2 smhabenero pepper, diced
How To Make blueberry pork loin
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1In a large stock pot, bring apple juice, apple cider vinegar, 1/2 cup kosher salt, 1 cup brown sugar, bay leaves, 6 cloves garlic, and black peppercorns to a boil and stir until sugar and salt are completely dissolved.
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2Transfer the mixture to a 1-gallon plastic container and refrigerate until completely cooled.
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3Reserve about 1 cup of the brine in a spray bottle for later use.
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4Once the brine has cooled completely, add the loin for at least 6 but no more than 12 hours.
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5Remove the loin from brine and coat with the BBQ rub (I prefer homemade, but any store bought will work).
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6Heat your grill to medium heat.
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7Place the loin on the grill and grill for 30 minutes. Make sure to spray the loin with the reserved brine every 10 minutes to keep it from drying out.
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8After 30 minutes slice the loin length ways to make a cavity. Do not slice all the way through. Poor some of the Blueberry BBQ sauce into the cavity.
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9Grill for another 30 minutes continuing to mist with the reserved brine. Pull the loin off the grill and slice into medallions and then poor the rest of the BBQ sauce over the slices.
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10For the blueberry bbq sauce: In a medium saucepan add bluberries, 1 cup brown sugar, red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, 1 clove garlic, red onion, beer, coriander, cumin, cayenne, 1 teaspoon salt, and habenero pepper and heat on medium-low heat and cook for 1 ½ to 2 hours
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11Puree mixture with stick blender or put in a regular blender until smooth and thick. Reserve for later use.
- Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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