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Buttermilk and Lemon Brined Pork Chops

Buttermilk and Lemon Brined Pork Chops

Brining with buttermilk results in a tender and ultra-flavourful meat. Make sure you give yourself enough time to let the pork soak before making this recipe.

Cook time

35 mins

Recipe Difficulty

Easy

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 tbsp kosher salt
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp grated lemon peel
  • 2 tsp chopped fresh rosemary
  • 2 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 1/2 tsp sage, crumbled
  • 4 bone-in pork loin chops, 1 inch thick

Directions

  1. To prepare brine, combine buttermilk, kosher salt and sugar in a bowl; stir to dissolve salt and sugar. Stir in lemon peel, rosemary, pepper and sage. Pour into a heavy zip-lock plastic bag. Add pork and squeeze bag to coat pork with brine. Seal bag and place on a plate. Refrigerate, turning bag occasionally, for at least 8 hours or up to 24 hours.
  2. Remove from refrigerator and let stand for 20 - 30 minutes.
  3. Remove pork from brine; discard brine. Grill pork over low heat on natural gas barbecue until done, about 30 - 35 minutes.

Nutritional analysis per serving

*Ingredient not included in nutritional analysis.

409 calories, 22.9 g fat, 47.5 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate, 0 g fibre, 162 mg sodium