====== Brining / Curing a Pork Joint ======
===== Ingredients =====

  * 1 pork joint
  * 180g salt
  * 1L pressed apple juice (not from concentrate!)
  * 1L dry cider
  * 200g demerara sugar
  * 200g black treacle
  * 20-30 juniper berries
  * 30g crushed black peppercorns
  * 10 crushed bay leaves
  * 10 cloves
  * 4L water

===== Method =====

  - Heat all the brine ingredients in a large pan until the salt and sugar have dissolved
  - Leave to cool completely
  - Transfer to a non metallic container and chill in the fridge
  - Place pork joint in the mixture and submerge completely, use a plate to hold it down
  - Leave in the brine for 3 days for every 500g of pork
  - Cook as per [[smokedgammon|here]]