Last weekend I cut up 2 pork loins into 6 pieces and laid them to rest in a variation of Pop's brine.
I started with ingredients to make 2 gallons worth, combined them into a 1/2 gallon of water, and heated it to dissolve the salt & sugars. Then I was going to add the other 1-1/2 gallons after it cooled, and pour over the meat in ziplock bags.
But it now dawns on me that I got ahead of myself, and injected the loins with part of the 1/2 gal. concentrate, instead of the 2 gal. solution. That 1/2 gal. included 2 Tbs. of cure #1. Uh-oh.
Will this work itself out, or do I toss over $35 worth of pork?
I started with ingredients to make 2 gallons worth, combined them into a 1/2 gallon of water, and heated it to dissolve the salt & sugars. Then I was going to add the other 1-1/2 gallons after it cooled, and pour over the meat in ziplock bags.
But it now dawns on me that I got ahead of myself, and injected the loins with part of the 1/2 gal. concentrate, instead of the 2 gal. solution. That 1/2 gal. included 2 Tbs. of cure #1. Uh-oh.
Will this work itself out, or do I toss over $35 worth of pork?