Bourbon-Brined Pork Chops

Name: Bourbon-Brined Pork Chops
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons walnut, hazelnut, or vegetable oil, plus 1 to 2 tablespoons for basting; Volcanic Applesauce, for serving; 5 allspice berries; 3 tablespoons brown sugar; 3 cloves; 3 tablespoons coarse salt; 2 bay leaves; 2 cups cold water; 10 black peppercorns; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 cup hot water; 1 small onion, thinly sliced; 3 tablespoons bourbon; 4 loin pork chops (each 1 inch thick and 10 to 12 ounces)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

How to Grill

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2001

About

Ingredients

4 loin pork chops (each 1 inch thick and 10 to 12 ounces)
1 small onio

Americas
United States
Main course
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

Rinse the pork chops under cold running water and blot dry with paper towels. Arrange the chops in a baking dish just large enough to hold them or in a resealable plastic bag. Arrange the onion, bay leaves, cinnamon stick, peppercorns, allspice, and cloves over the meat.
Make the brine: Combine the brown sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add the hot water and whi