Maple Brine for Grilled Pork Chops or Pork Roasts
- Ready In:
- 10hrs
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
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10 cups (approx)
ingredients
- 1⁄3 cup kosher salt (use ONLY Kosher salt!)
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 cup maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 -2 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
- 1⁄2 cup gin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon whole cloves
- 1⁄4 cup fresh rosemary, chopped
- 10 -12 garlic cloves, minced (or smashed)
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh ginger
- 8 cups water
- 10 -12 thick-cut pork chops (center cut, about 1-1/2 inch thick)
directions
- Mix all the brine ingredients together in a pot and bring to a boil.
- Turn off heat and stir the brine well with a spoon to insure the sugar, salt and maple syrup has dissolved.
- Let the brine cool, then place brine in a large glass dish or bowl.
- Add in pork chops (making certain that all the chops are covered completely with brine).
- Cover and refrigerate for NO MORE than 10 hours.
- Remove the pork from the brine and pat dry without rinsing.
- Season the pork with pepper ONLY (do not season with salt they are salty enough from the brine!).
- Grill as desired.
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Reviews
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In an effort to grill juicy pork chops, I have tried several other "brines" which we disliked immensely. This one was AWESOME - not too salty and no vinegary aftertaste. (I did rinse the chops before grilling though) The maple and ginger add a subtle sweetness and hint of flavor that doesn't overpower the pork. We will definitely use this again! Thanks for posting!
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I got to admit this one of the best recipes for pork chops i've tried. I let the pork chops sit in the brine for 7 hours total and grilled them on a web gas grill with a chunk of mesquite. I used boneless pork chops and made a sandwich with cebatta bread, fresh tomato, and avacado cream. Was excellent. Great recipe
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Very good flavor that did not overwhelm the pork and wasn't too salty! I had 4 very big chops and needed 3/4 of the recipe to fill the bowl and totally cover the chops. I put dijon mustard on the chops and then covered with plain bread crumbs and pepper and baked them at 350 for about an hour. Wonderful!
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