Pork Chop Brine

Including a good pork chop brine can be one of the best steps to level up your meat dish experience! You’ll need to only make the best use of some easily accessible seasoning and herbs to liven up your chops.

Course Brine

Cuisine American

Prep Time 3 10

Total Time 3 10

Servings

Calories 315kcal

Author Imma

Equipment

Pot
Glass Bowl

Ingredients

¼ cup (72 g) kosher salt
¼ cup (50 g) brown cane sugar
2 tsp (4.66 g) black peppercorns cracked
4-6 cloves garlic
2 cups (16 fl oz) chicken stock
2 pc bay leaves
2 sprigs thyme
1 orange sliced sliced
2 cups (16 fl oz) ice water
4 rib loin pork chops

Instructions

Add the salt, sugar, cracked peppercorn and garlic in a pot then pour the hot chicken stock (this will help dissolve the sugar and salt). Stir until salt and sugar dissolve.
Then add bay leaves, thyme and orange slices. Give it a stir, add 2 cups of ice water.
Place the pork chop in the pot. Make sure that it is submerged in the brine solution.
Cover the pot or container with a lid. Place in the fridge for the pork to brine for 1-3 hours but not over 24 hours because the meat will become too mushy and salty.
Remove the pork chops from the brine then rinse and pat dry before cooking.

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