Ingredients
- 1/2 cup plus 4 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup yellow mustard seeds
- 1/4 cup whole black peppercorns
- 8 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 Spanish onion, peeled and quartered
- One 4-pound center cut rack of pork, chine and feather bones removed
- 4 tablespoons Spanish paprika
- 4 teaspoons cumin seeds, ground
- 4 teaspoons fennel seeds, ground
- 4 teaspoons black mustard seeds, ground
- 2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper
- Canola oil
- Sherry Vinegar BBQ Sauce, recipe follows
Directions
Combine 10 cups water, 1/2 cup kosher salt, brown sugar, mustard seeds, peppercorns, thyme and onions in a large glass bowl or a plastic container. Add the pork, cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 12 hours. Thirty minutes before grilling, remove the pork from the brine, rinse with cold water, pat dry and let sit out at room temperature.
Prepare a charcoal grill for direct and indirect cooking.
Combine the paprika, cumin, mustard, fennel, the remaining 4 teaspoons salt and ground pepper in a bowl. Rub the pork with the spices and drizzle with canola oil. Sear the pork over direct heat on both sides until lightly golden brown and a crust has formed, about 5 minutes per side. Move the pork over indirect heat (inside of grill should be at about 375 degrees F) and cook, brushing with the Sherry Vinegar BBQ Sauce every 5 minutes or so, until a thermometer inserted in the center registers 145 degrees F, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Brush with the sauce every 10 minutes or so after the first 45 minutes.
Remove from the grill, loosely tent with foil and let rest 15 minutes before slicing. You can either slice into individual chops, or slice the loin off the bones and thinly slice.
Sherry Vinegar BBQ Sauce:
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1 cup aged sherry vinegar
- 1/2 cup homemade chicken stock
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons Spanish paprika
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh thyme
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Honey
Combine the ketchup, vinegar, chicken stock, brown sugar, mustard, paprika and thyme in a medium saucepan and simmer over medium heat until reduced by half. Season with salt, pepper and honey. Let cool to room temperature.
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By sabell_1379687
Oviedo, FL
on August 21, 2011
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Absolutely delicious! Easy and everyone enjoys it.
By jimahon_4636281
London
on August 09, 2011
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Made this at the cottage for twenty-four people using a eleven pound roast. Everyone just raved about how flavourful the roast was. I will make this recipe many times again the flavour is fantastic. This recipe is a real keeper. Most of the work can be done ahead of time. (Because the roast was almost three times the size of that in the recipe I tripled all ingredients. I found I had twice as much BBQ sauce and rub as I needed.
By Chadlikestobbq
Sacramento, CA
on July 15, 2011
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First of all, I need to say up front that I am not a vinegar type of guy. I avoid Tabasco because it's too vinegary. However, because everything else that I have tried with Bobby has been so good I figured that I would give it a try. The only ingredient that I left out was the fennel. I don't like licorice either. The ribs were very tender doing it the way Bobby suggested. The problem for me was that I tasted too much vinegar. The food was bearable to eat (that's why I won't put a one star but not completely enjoyable. If you do happen to like vinegar tasting food then you would probably like this recipe. It does combine a lot of flavor to it and the other flavors were good. This is just not for me.
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