Brined Pork Chops with Sweet Mustard Barbecue Sauce

Name: Brined Pork Chops with Sweet Mustard Barbecue Sauce
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 tbsp juniper berries; 1¼ cups (250 g) sugar; 4 to 6 bay leaves; ¾ cup (250 g) salt; 4 thick bone-in pork chops, at least 9 oz (250 g) each; 1 tbsp fennel seed; 8 oz (200 g) prepared mustard, however strong or mild you prefer; ⅓ cup (75 ml) red wine vinegar; 3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 tsp Tabasco sauce; 4 tbsp hardwood chips for smoking, soaked for 30 minutes; ⅓ cup (75 g) light brown sugar or granulated sugar; 2 strong shots of brewed espresso; 4 anchovy fillets

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home Made Summer

By Yvette van Boven

Published 2013

About

Ingredients

4 thick bone-in pork chops, at least 9 oz (250 g) each

Europe
France
Main course
Mediterranean
Gluten-free
Paris
Summer

Method

Make the brine

In a medium saucepan, combine the salt and sugar with 4 cups (1 l) water, then add the juniper berries, bay leaves, and fennel. Bring to a boil, stirrin