Perfect “Dry-Brined” Pork Chops – Come Upward For The Oxymoron, Remain For The Juicy Meat

I’ve wanted to gain a video on “dry-brining” for a spell now, together with was reminded of that fact later late seeing a friend’s weblog postal service on the subject. That friend would live on the lovely together with talented, Jennifer Yu, who publishes the blog, Use Real Butter.

Seeing those juicy pork chops inwards her postal service inspired this video, which features ane of my favorite getting-meat-ready-for-the-grill techniques of all time. If y'all tin ambit notice telephone phone sprinkling common salt on pork chops, a “technique,” together with for the purposes of this post, nosotros will. 

By the way, if this looks familiar, it should. We’ve used this play a joke on earlier inwards previous videos, but only never called it “dry-brining,” generally because that’s non a thing. By definition, a “brine” is a liquid, but since this contains the same active ingredients, together with has the same effect, nosotros don’t permit a tyke exceptional similar no H2O brand it our way.

I could become into a long, scientific explanation of what precisely happens here, but instead I’ll supply a link to this great article on Serious Eats, past times J. Kenji López-Alt. Jen used his cookbook, The Food Lab, every mo a guide, together with and hence we’ll shipping y'all his agency for all the pertinent details.

While our friend Kenji volition gain a much ameliorate project explaining the scientific discipline behind this magical method, I intend I did a decent project inwards the video explaining how wonderfully this works. As long every mo y'all don’t horribly overcook your meat, this “dry-brine” technique volition gain the juiciest, together with near flavorful pork chops you’ve ever had.

So, a large give thank y'all you to Jennifer for inspiring us, too every mo to Kenji for inspiring her. With peak grilling flavor correct some the corner, I actually gain promise y'all ambit this amazingly elementary play a joke on a seek soon. Enjoy!

Ingredients for four large pork chops:

2 tablespoons kosher salt

1 teaspoon freshly solid put down dark pepper

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

- Mix together with apply generously to both sides of the chops. Let “brine” uncovered inwards the refrigerator for 18-24 hours. Some tell y'all tin ambit notice gain this inwards less time, but I’ve e'er permit it become at to the lowest degree overnight.