Luncheon Meat.....

[2012Cvoguy]

Sammy fixins for a little bit. I hate the commercial processed lunch meats..... My solution, brined 36hrs, some applewood and charcoal.

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[shortandlong]

first ---- this looks good
2nd .......you gotta tell us how to do this
3rd how long does it keep ?

[2012Cvoguy]

My brine is done in a 5 gallon food bucket. Warm water for easier mixing - 1 cup kosher salt / 1 cup brown sugar / 3/4 cup soy sauce / 1/3 cup olive oil some crushed garlic to taste. If it's pork I'll toss in a 1/3 bottle of cheap navy rum that works wonders... Trow in a pile of ice cubes after it's all mixed up and into the fridge. Large roasts can go 36hrs, pig 24hrs, poultry 8-10hrs.

After the roast hits room temp on the counter, I rub it down with olive oil and then brush on some worcestershire / hp & crushed garlic and then on the smoker.

Keeps for 7-10 days easy, but we slice it all after it rests nice and thin and vacuum seal & freeze the excess......

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[Rory McCanuck]

Dammit, just finished lunch and I'm hungry all over again.

[Magi]

Dammit, just finished lunch and I'm hungry all over again.

Thank God he didn't show any pictures of the sliced and packaged meat, that would have been cruel.

[shortandlong]

Thank God he didn't show any pictures of the sliced and packaged meat, that would have been cruel.

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[2012Cvoguy]

ROFL, y'all are too kind.... had my elderly folks over for lunch. Got them off that damn orchard for a bit.....

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[Justice]

It'd last about 4 or 5 days at my house(where sharing is communism). Just got 6 out of a 9ish pound pork shoulder. I'll get 6 out of 24 chicken legs.