Ultimate Grilled Pork Chops
A little brining and a special dry rub go a long way to making the perfect pork chop. Once you've mastered how to cook thick pork chops, you'll be enjoying them all summer long. —Matthew Hass, Franklin, Wisconsin
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup kosher salt
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups ice water
- 4 center-cut pork rib chops (1 inch thick and 8 ounces each)
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- BASIC RUB:
- 3 tablespoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon each garlic powder, onion powder, ground cumin and ground mustard
- 1 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle pepper
Reviews
Oh my goodness! Finally had a break in the rain and grilled. I had never brined my pork before and boy o boy what a fantastic turn out! The only change I made was boneless chops (covid limits us to cuts). It turned out excellent. Thanks Matthew!
Very EXCELLENT recipe ! I even use this brine for grilled chicken breasts, so moist and delicious.
Best pork chop ever! Juicy, tender, and flavorful. I use my own rub recipe, but the brine was perfect.
These are absolutely the best, moist , perfect seasoning. I make as stated, perfect every time and we have been making this recipe for at least 2 years.
Wonderful juicy pork Chops! I was worried grilling would dry them out but the brining worked magically. My chops were thick juicy and tender.
My husband and I love thick pork chops but not the chewy dryness. This recipe however knocked the chops out of the field and made a home run. In fact I did not save this recipe and was frantically searching til I remember the name ah yes A Taste Of Home for sure. Best recipe yet and I'm not changing to any other than these babies, wonderfully grilled so we'll, one of those...O M G moments, really!
I added slightly less salt because I didn't have coarser Kosher and used finer grained table salt. You should be able to dip your finger in the finished brine (not a spoon slurp like soup) and have it taste pleasant. If it's too salty or not sweet enough, this is the chance to correct it. It's imperative you rinse
This recipe yields very tender, delicious pork chops. I've made it a couple of times and am always pleased with the results. You really should try these for a very yummy pork chop.
This recipe has alot of flavor. I do not barbque often and I'm always looking for new recipe's to try. One thing that I did, which was dumb, is after I had let it sit in the brine I added salt in the rub. So, now I know not to do that. I will definitely make it again but with NO salt in the rub.
Delicious, tender, juicy chops. Used brown sugar in the rub and everyone loved them.