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Grilled Beer Brined Pork Chops

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The beer brine helps to flavor and tenderize these pork chops. You'll be surprised at just how delicious and tender these turn out.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Yield: Serves 6

Ingredients:

  • For brine:
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 bottle dark beer
  • 1/4 cup kosher salt
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1 1/2 cups ice
  • For chops:
  • 6 pork chops, bone-in
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper

Preparation:

Combine all ingredients for brine in a large bowl. Place chops in a resealable plastic bag and pour brine over it. Seal bag and place in refrigerator for 3-5 hours. Preheat grill for medium-high heat. Combine garlic, salt, and black pepper in a small bowl. Take chops out of bag, pat dry, and rub with garlic mixture. Place pork chops on grill and cook for 10-12 minutes per side. Remove from heat and serve.

User Reviews

 4 out of 5
My first brine...loved it, Member 10ecninNC

I tried this last night. I only did the brine. I did not add all the garlic, salt and pepper before cooking, because I really wanted to see how the brine affected the meat. The results were fantastic. We couldn’t really detect any marinate. They were just very moist and delicious. I will use this for just about any pork I grill. Also, this makes about twice as much solution than you need. You could cut the ingredients in half and drink half the beer. *I think something may have been left out of the instructions. I assumed I should boil the water to dissolve all the ingredients. The beer and ice chilled it off immediately.

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