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sweet tea brine pork chops

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Luciana Hilll
@sweetl
Chicago, IL

Learned it at school it's so good.It' s really good for a dinner party with friends

(1 rating)
yield 8
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 10 Min

Ingredients For sweet tea brine pork chops

  • 2 qt
    water
  • 1/2 c
    loose leaf black tea
  • 1/3 c
    kosher salt
  • 1/4 c
    sugar
  • 1/4 c
    molasses
  • 1
    onion thinly sliced
  • 1 Tbsp
    whole coriander seeds
  • 1 Tbsp
    whole black peppercorns
  • 1 tsp
    allspice
  • 10
    whole cloves
  • 2
    whole star anise
  • 8
    cloves garlic smashed flat with back of knife
  • 10
    spring thyme
  • 5
    springs rosemary
  • 2
    bay leaves
  • 4 c
    ice
  • 8 (10) oz
    bone in pork chops

How To Make sweet tea brine pork chops

  • 1
    In a large pot over medium high heat,combine water,tea,salt,molasses,sugar,peppercorns,allspice,clove,onion,coriander,star anise,garlic,thyme,rosemary,and bay leaves.Bring to boil. remove from heat.transfer to sealable container.Add ice and let cool to room temp.
  • 2
    strain. Add pork chops,seal and refrigerate for 24 hours. remove the pork chops from the brine. rinse and pat dry with paper towels.
  • 3
    place the pork chops on the prepared grill an d cook until an instantiated thermometer reaches 145 degrees, 5 to 7 min per side.
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