Herb Rubbed Smoked Pork Loin

By Booper-2

Ingredients

• Prep time
• 10 hours 30 mins
• Cook time
• 4 hours
• Total time
• 14 hours 30 mins
• Cuisine: Hot Smoking
• Serves: 6-8
• Ingredients
• Half pork loin (Buy the whole loin and cut it in half or just buy a half if it’s available. If you need more meat, cook both halves and double the recipe on the herb rub) Very little shrinkage so about 1/2 lb per person
• Olive oil (extra virgin is best)
• Jeff’s rub recipe
• Herb rub (recipe below)
• Cooking twine

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 630mins
Cooking time 870mins
Adapted from smoking-meat.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions Make the Herb Rub
Add the following ingredients to a food processor and mix until well combined: About a cup of fresh thyme sprigs, 1-½ sprigs of fresh rosemary, 4 cloves of garlic, 2 heaping tablespoons of my rub, ½ cup of olive oil

(Prepare the Meat)
Trim off all exterior fat
Make diagonal cuts into the meat about ¼ inch deep and about 1 inch apart all over the meat
Add a good sprinkling of Jeff's rub all over the meat and work it in good
Add half of the herb rub to the top of the pork loin and work it into the top and sides of the meat
Flip the meat over and apply the other half of the herb rub
Place the loin in a lidded container and place in the fridge overnight
About 30 minutes before ready to smoke, remove meat from fridge and tie it up using kitchen twine to make it nice and round instead of oblong

( Smoke the Pork Loin )
Preheat smoker to 225°F
Place the pork loin directly on the grate and let it cook for 3-4 hours or until it reaches 145°F n the center of the roast.
Remove from the smoker and carve into ½ inch slices
Serve immediately