Molasses Brine

Name: Molasses Brine
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Makes about 2 cups
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons kosher salt; 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar; 1 tablespoon light brown sugar; 2 tablespoons unsulfured molasses; 1 tablespoon ketchup; 1¾ cups water

Preparation info

Makes about
2 cups

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
5 min

Appears in

Mastering the Grill

By Andrew Schloss and David Joachim

Published 2007

About

Here’s your best defense against dry grilled pork chops. Molasses, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, and ketchup make this sweet-and-sour brine perfect for pork. But try it also with duck or other poultry. The brine itself is fairly simple, so you may want to add a dry rub or sauce to further flavor the meat.

Ingredients

1¾ cups water
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons

Garnish
Vegan

Method

Directions

Combine the ingredients in a gallon-size zipper-lock bag; seal and shake until the salt and sugar dissolve, about 30 seconds.
Put the bag in a bowl just large enough to hold it snugly. Open the bag and add the meat. Seal the zipper, leaving about an inch open; push on the bag to release any trapped air through the opening, and close the zip