Slow Roasted Pit Ham Master Recipe

Slow Roasted Pit Ham, from The Founding Farmers Cookbook


2T whole juniper berries
7 1/2c cold water
1/2 c packed dark brown sugar
1/4c honey
2 1/2T pink curing salt
4 1/2T kosher salt
2T caraway seeds
15 cloves garlic, minced
1 (9-10# boneless pork butt)


Smash and toast juniper berries. Place in 3-gallon lidded container that will fit in the fridge. Add water, brown sugar, honey, salts, caraway, and garlic. Whisk til salts dissolve. Submerge pork in the brine, cover, and refrigerate for three days.
Heat oven to 300*F. Remove butt from brine and place in roasting pan. Roast for 3-4 hours (12-15min/pound) until internal temperature registers 145*F. Remove ham from oven and rest (tented) for 30 minutes.