Description
This is a recipe for pork loin chops brined in a salt-and-sugar spice marinade. Enhances the flavor, moisture, and tenderness of your chops. I serve these moist and tender chops with chunky applesauce and mashed potatoes for a tasty and easy weekday meal.
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup salt
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon dried sage
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 10 cups cold water
- 2 ½ pounds pork loin chops
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, or as needed, divided
Instructions
- Bring 1 cup water to a boil in a saucepan. Add salt
- sugar
- sage
- and garlic powder. Remove from heat and stir until mostly dissolved. Add cold water to cool the brining mixture. Place pork chops in a plastic freezer bag or other airtight container. Add brining liquid
- close tightly
- and refrigerate for 6 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a baking dish with about 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil.
- Drain pork chops
- discarding brine. Place chops in the prepared dish and brush lightly with remaining olive oil.
- Bake in the preheated oven until chops are no longer pink in the center and juice is clear
- about 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 6 hrs 55 mins
Servings: 8