Name: Basic Pork Brine
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 2 cups water, more if needed; 1 cup brown sugar; 2 tablespoons kosher salt; 3 cloves garlic, gently crushed; 3 slices fresh ginger, gently crushed

I use this brine for all pork cuts that I grill. It adds a subtle flavor to the meat without being too salty. The pork cooks up tender, moist and delicious every time.

Basic Pork Brine

water, more if needed

brown sugar

salt

garlic, gently crushed

ginger, gently crushed

Mix water, brown sugar, and salt in a bowl until sugar is dissolved. Stir in garlic and ginger.


This is a wonderful recipe - the flavor is just incredible! I added a little (2-3 tsp.) toasted sesame oil because those flavors just begged to be together. The meat was juicy and tender and it looked like meat that had been smoked all day.
My kids were all but licking their plates and were begging for more! Thank you for sharing this!!! We also decided that it would be an excellent salad dressing.

I added: 1/2 tsp powdered ground ginger & 2 tsp sesame oil.  I made 4 thick (approximate 1 1/2" thick, bone-in) pork chops, placed in my vacuum type Marinater, (using 28 pumps).  There was plenty of the marinade for 4 thick cut pork chops.  Marinated for 24 hours. Then grilled to 155 degrees F., using an instant meat thermometer in the thickest part of the pork chop.  Remove and platter, loosely tent, with heavy aluminum foil, for a full 10 minutes.  Excellent flavor!

Used 4 good sized pork chops and made as written. Marinated for 8 hours. So much better then the ones I grilled a while back without the brine. Will be making this again.

great flavor I did add half of a onion.will use recipe again.thanks

This was pretty good and I'll use this again.  I didn't have ginger so I didn't use it.  And I added a sprig of fresh rosemary.  And I heated the brine in the microwave to make sure the sugar and salt dissolved.  Then I added some ice to cool it down so the chops wouldn't start cooking in the fridge.  The pork chops were very moist.  They tasted just a bit sweet to me.

My husband and I both enjoyed this to a point. We found a cup of brown sugar too much it made the pork too sweet. The pork was beautifully tender and next time I will cut down on the sugar

This recipe has changed pork for me forever. Basically it has changed my life. I've been marinating and seasoning pork and it's always turned out really good, but this takes boneless country ribs to a whole other level. I combine the brined pork with a carnitas recipe I've been making for awhile and it turns it into some of the best pork I've had in my life. It's a simple brine but I don't have to salt the pork while cooking anymore. I've made it in several times and in different variations. One I added liquid smoke, one a touch of soy sauce, one with added onion powder, and one with all the above with powdered thyme. The original is perfect though. Thank you for sharing this.

Sweet and tender! Super juicy and delicious on the grill! Kids enjoyed it fully!

Wonderful brine for my 3lb bone in pork roast!

Basic Pork Brine

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total: 10 minutes

Servings: 10

Cost: $0.52 /serving

Author : JulieG

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