Complete instructions and pictures for cooking my downright delicious strawberry balsamic smoked pork loin for your special someone this Valentine's Day.
Course Entree
Cuisine Hot Smoking
Prep Time 35 minutesminutes
Cook Time 3 hourshours
Total Time 3 hourshours35 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Author Jeff Phillips
Ingredients
Pork Loinfull or half, your choice
Butcher's twinealso called cooking twine made from 100% cotton
2jars10 oz each Smucker's Simply Fruit® Strawberry spreadable fruit
⅓cupBalsamic vinegar
Jeff's original rub
Instructions
Tie up the pork loin using butchers twine to give it a round even shape.
Cut "X's" into the fat cap between the strings.
Coat the outside of the pork loin with Smucker's Simply Fruit® Strawberry spreadable fruit.
Apply Jeff's original rub to the entire outside of the pork loin.
Set up the smoker for cooking at 225°F (107°C) using indirect heat and cherry wood for smoke (any other smoking wood will also work).
When the smoker is ready, place the pork loin on the smoker grate and let cooking commence.
Let the pork loin smoke cook until it reaches 145°F (63°C) in the center as indicated by a digital probe meat thermometer.
Lay the smoked pork loin on the counter with a piece of foil tented over it and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
Clip the strings and slice ½ to ¾ thick.
Make the strawberry balsamic glaze while the meat is resting.
To make the glaze, place 10 oz of Smucker's Simply Fruit® Strawberry spreadable fruit and 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar into a small pan over low heat.
As the ingredients get warm, stir to combine. When it's warm through, it's ready to use.
Drizzle the strawberry balsamic glaze over the pork loin slices and serve right away.