Quick Pork Chop Brine

Name: Quick Pork Chop Brine
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 2 pork chops (*about 1.5 lbs); 1 cup cold water; 1/4 cup brown sugar (light or dark, doesn't matter); 1/4 cup coarse sea salt (preferably not iodized ); 3 garlic cloves (whole, peeled ); 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar (white also works); 10 peppercorns (you can sub for 1/2 tsp pepper ); 1-2 fresh thyme sprigs (you can sub for 1/2 tsp dry thyme)

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Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total: 25 minutes

Servings: 2

pork chop brine

Ingredients

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2 pork chops (*about 1.5 lbs)1 cup cold water1/4 cup brown sugar (light or dark, doesn't matter)1/4 cup coarse sea salt (preferably not iodized)3 garlic cloves (whole, peeled)3 tbsp apple cider vinegar (white also works)10 peppercorns (you can sub for 1/2 tsp pepper)1-2 fresh thyme sprigs (you can sub for 1/2 tsp dry thyme)

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Step 1

Place your pork chops into a gallon-size bag or baking dish and set aside.

Step 2

In a bowl, whisk together the cold water, brown sugar and coarse sea salt until well combined and pour it over the pork chops.

Step 3

Add the peeled garlic, peppercorns, and fresh thyme. Seal the bag, or cover the baking dish, and place into the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes up to 4 hours.

Step 4

When you're ready to proceed with a recipe, take the pork chops out of the brine, (don't rinse them!) and them dry.