Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Brined Pork Chops

Ingredients:

  • 3-1/2 cups water
  • 1/4 cup kosher salt
  • 3 tbsp. brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 cup ice cubes
  • 4 pork chops (bone-in, 1 inch thick)
  • 1 tbsp.chopped fresh sage (or 1 tsp. dried)
  • 2 tsp. pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
  • 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp. ground cardamom
  • 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. garlic salt
Directions:
  1. In a large bowl, combine water and salt, stirring until salt dissolves. Add sugar and vanilla, stir until sugar dissolves. Stir in ice and add pork chops. Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours. Drain and remove pork chops from brine. Discard brine.
  2. Combine sage, pepper, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom, cinnamon, and garlic salt. Rub both sides of pork chops with spice mixture. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
  3. Broil pork chops for 5-10 minutes per side, depending on degree of doneness desired and thickness of chops.
Submitted by Don Anderson

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