Juicy Grilled Pork Chops – Brined Pork Chops
Grilled pork chops are one of the most incredible things about summer. A thick, bone-in pork chop cooked over a charcoal fire leaves me in heaven. However, I have found some folks still overcook their pork chops, leaving them with dry, tough meat. One way to make sure you have juicy grilled pork chops is to make grilled brined pork chops. Oh, and cook them just to 150 degrees before letting them rest.
Between Jen’s, over at Mess Hall to Bistro, pork kabobs and Kathryn’s, over at Talking Dollar and Cents, crispy pork chops, I was drawn to grilling up some pork this week.
Of course, since it is early in grilling season, I had to make a brine for my pork chops. I feel like I have been going through withdraw from grilled meats that have been brining for two days. My poor brown sugar has been so ignored. I have juicy brined BBQ chicken, so of course I need a pork chop brine recipe.
How to make a pork chop brine?
Juicy grilled pork chops are foolproof with this grilled brined pork chop recipe of brown sugar, salt, vinegar, and water prior to grilling. Start with 3/4 cup of brown sugar, 1/2 cup of sea salt, 2 teaspoons of dry mustard, and 5 dashes of Tabasco.
Heat up 1 cup of apple cider vinegar and pour over dry ingredients.
Stir together and let sit for about 20 minutes to bring it to room temperature. Then grab your chops. I had a package of three chops. Adjust the above ingredients for more chops. You could probably go up to four chops with the above base ingredients. Double ingredients for more chops.
After 20 minutes, add four cups of water and 1 teaspoon of cracked black pepper. Stir together.
Add chops to the container or place chops in a and pour the brine over top. Refrigerate for 2-24 hours.
When you pull the chops out of the brine, the meat will be white from the salt. Let the chops sit out for about 15 minutes before placing on the grill.
Grilled Pork Recipes
Juicy Grilled Pork Chops – Brined Pork Chops
Ingredients
- 4 bone-in pork chops
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sea salt
- 2 teaspoons dry mustard
- 5 dashes tabasco
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 cups water
Instructions
- Mix dry ingredients together, except for black pepper, in a large bowl.
- Heat up vinegar and pour over dry ingredients. Add four cups of water. Stir to combine and dissolve sugar and salt.
- Add black pepper and pork chops to bowl. Cover.
- Brine for two hours. in the refrigerator.
- Remove from brine. Grill over 350-degree grill until internal temperature of pork chops is 150 degrees.
- Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
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Drooling! Apple cider vinegar and pork are SUCH a great combination! mmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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Thanks for the shout out! I'll have to give your brine a try sometime!
Hi Leah,
Your brine for the Pork Chops looks great, I will give it a try. Thank you for hosting today and have a wonderful week!
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Thanks for inviting me over to the party. That brine idea sounds yummy.
Anything soaked in brown sugar must be good! Thanks for sharing. It is good to see someone using bone-in pork chops. No boneless on our farm ๐
I also like bone in pork chops! This will be made this week at our house. Since I was gone for a few days, my Hunk of Meat Monday is different this week. I am looking for people to share their ideas on how to make the best chicken wings. Let me know. Deep fry or bake?
I love a good marinade or brine! Thanks for hosting this link up party! I shared my Honey Mustard Chicken or Pork Marinade.
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Yum! Looks great-have a great day!
Thanks for the invite to your Hunk of Meat Monday! I'm doing pineapple/cumin pork chops later this week, I don't think they are blogged, but they will be, they're a fave!
I just found your blog. Your porky looks delish! Can't wait to try some of your recipes out. Thanks for hosting this.
We grilled rib-eyes on Sunday, but I didn't do anything fancy to them. Hubby likes his in its natural state ๐ They were good though! Have you ever gone to Sams and bought their marinated turkey tenderloins? They are delish on the grill! I will have to thaw one out and try to get a post on for next week!
This is my first visit to your blog and I love it! I linked up my Healthy Sloppy Joe recipe – not quite a hunk of meat, I know, but it's what I shared this week! ๐
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I love your marinade, Thank you for this recipe!