INGREDIENTS
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1/4 cup kosher salt
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1/4 cup sugar
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2 cups water
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2 cups ice water
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4 bone-in, center-cut pork rib chops (1 inch thick and 8 ounces each)
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2 tablespoons canola oil
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Rub:
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3 tablespoons paprika
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1 teaspoon each garlic powder, onion powder, ground cumin and ground mustard
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1 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
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1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle pepper
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Smoky: Substitute smoked paprika in place of regular paprika.
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Spicy: Add 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper to rub mixture.
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Sweet: Add 3 tablespoons brown sugar to rub mixture.