Homemade Canadian Bacon Recipe - Barbecuebible.com

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 to 3 pound pork loin
• 6 whole star anise
• 1/2 tablespoon fennel seeds
• 1/2 tablespoon black peppercorns
• 2 quarts warm water
• 1 cup kosher or sea salt
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pink curing salt (Prague Powder No. 1 or Insta Cure No. 1)
• 1/2 cup sliced fresh fennel fronds and bulb
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 clove garlic, flattened with the side of a cleaver
• 2 quarts ice water