Monday, May 4, 2009

Xingu Smoked Pork Loin

3 Lbs pork loin, trimmed of silver skin and fat.

1 bottle Xingu Black beer

2T Crushed dried rosemary

2teaspoons liquid smoke

2 cloves garlic minced

2T Brown sugar

2T S and P

Boil the beer and add garlic, liquid smoke, rosemary and brown sugar, let it reduce to about half. Rub the pork with the salt, pepper and some rosemary. Set oven for 450 and brush beer liquid on the pork to make it moist. Put in the oven and let roast till 150 degrees, also reduce the beer mixture until it is a light syrup. During the cooking process baste the pork with the mixture until cooked to 150. Take out and let sit for 5 minutes so it can reach 155 degrees.

Any other Dark beer will work, Yeungling dark Lager will work nicely and also Guiness, though they do not have the slight coffee taste that Xingu does. If you use another beer add 1T coffee grounds in a sachet de epic to the beer boil, but don’t leave the grounds in for too long.