How to Make a Basic Brine | Easy All-Purpose Brining Recipe for Juicy Meat

salt

🥗Healthier: sea salt

💰Cheaper: table salt

Sea salt may have trace minerals, while table salt is more budget-friendly.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener, while brown sugar is often cheaper.

Boil half of the water to dissolve the salt and sugar.

Add 1 cup of salt for the gallon batch and brown sugar to taste.

Incorporate spices such as ancho chilies, red pepper flakes, celery seed, cloves, and garlic.

Use 4 pounds of ice to cool the brine after boiling.

Whisk the brine until everything is dissolved and cooled.

Submerge pork chops in the brine for about one hour.

Rinse the pork chops in cool water after brining.

Dry the pork chops and season with barbecue rub before cooking.

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