Pickled Pork Recipe
Pickling is one of the easiest and most delicious ways to preserve foods, especially meats. So what is it? The world of pickled food is vast and diverse. There are countless variants of pickling and many different styles of recipes to try. In this article, you will learn how to make a Pickled Pork Recipe at home.
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 2 cups of water
- Apple cider vinegar 1 cup
- Salt 1/4 cup kosher
- 6 garlic cloves crushed
- Sugar 2 tablespoons
- Yellow mustard seed 2 tablespoons
- Hot sauce 2 tablespoons
- Celery seed 1 tablespoon
- One bay leaf
- Black peppercorns 1/4 teaspoon
- Ice 8 ounces
- 2 inches cubes of fresh boneless pork butt 1 1/2 pounds
Instructions
- Bring all the ingredients except ice and pork to a boil in a 2-quart nonreactive saucepan, then remove from heat.
- Stir the mixture for 3 minutes on low heat. Add the ice to the mixture and remove it from the heat. Add the cooled pickling liquid to the pork in a 1-gallon zip-top bag.
- Make sure there is no air in the bag and seal it; place it in the refrigerator for a minimum of three days, turning the bag occasionally.
- You can either use it within 2 weeks or remove the pork from the brine and freeze it.