sea salt and citrus brined grilled pork chops
I love brining pork and chicken. It makes the meat so tender and flavorful. This is a brine I came up with for some pork chops I grilled for dinner the other night. It didn't disappoint!
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Ingredients
- 6 - 1/2-3/4in. pork chops
- 2 quarts water, divided
- 1/2 cup sea salt(more if the salt is very coarse)
- 1/2 cup honey(or brwn. sugar)
- 1 - orange, juiced
- 1 - lime, juiced
- 1/2 - lemon, juiced
- 1/2 teaspoon zest from each fruit
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- - pinch of cayenne
- - several grinds of black pepper
How To Make sea salt and citrus brined grilled pork chops
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Step 1Boil one cup of the water and stir in the salt and honey to dissolve. Add this to the remaining cold water.
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Step 2Add the juices, zest and spices and stir to combine. Chill in fridge until mixture is cool. (a quicker method to cool the brine is to add a few ice cubes.)
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Step 3Place the chops in a non-reactive container and pour the brine over.
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Step 4Place in fridge and allow the meat to brine for 6-12 hrs.
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Step 5About 30 min. before you're ready to cook, take the chops out of the fridge, rinse them well and let them sit at room temp.
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Step 6Heat a grill, grill pan or heavy skillet over med-hi heat. Add a light coating of oil to the grill or grill pan, or brush the chops with oil. Put them on the grill or the pan and cook for approximately 4-5 min. per side(or until your preferred level of doneness.)
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