Juicy Pork Chop 多汁猪排
A juicy, tender, and flavorful pork recipe.
Equipment
- 10‘ cast iron pan (or frying pan)
- Large bowl or glass baking pan
Ingredients
- 2 1.5-inch thick pork chop
- 3 cups water
- 1/4 cups salt
- 1/3 cups sugar
- half medium onion
- 1 stem celery
- 1 small carrot
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- 3-4 tbsp neutral flavor oil
Instructions
- Chop the onion, carrot, and celery like the following
- Warm up the water in the microwave for 30-60 seconds. Add water, sugar, and salt to the baking pan. Stir to dissolve the sugar and salt
- Add the sliced veggies and black pepper to the brine solution. Submerge the pork chops into the solution
- Cover the pan with a lid. Put it in the refrigerator
- After about 10-12 hours, take out the chops. Drain the chops with kitchen paper towels. Place the dried chops into the cast iron pan
- Set the oven to 270F. Place the cast iron pan into the oven, and bake for 20-25 mins. Flip the chops at half time
- After baking, remove the chops from the cast iron pan. Place the pan on the stove. Turn the heat to high. When the liquid in the pan dries out, add the oil
- When fumes come out of the pan, turn the heat to medium, and put the chops back into the pan. Roast/sear each side for 2 minutes
- Let the chops stand in the pan to sear the edges to render the fat
- Place the chops onto a plate, and let them rest for 4-5 mins before serving
- Plate the chop with other side dishes
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Notes
- Depending on the thickness of the chop and concentration of the brine solution, total brine time varies. For 1.5" thick chops, brining lasts about 12 hours.
- Since sugar was added to the brine solution, the chop surface chars easily. Watch out.
- The essential ingredients for the brine solution is salt and water. You don't have to add the spices, but they certainly add flavors. You can choose different spices.
- Bone-in chops add additional flavor.
- You could choose to sear in the pan first and then roast in the oven after that.
- You could do butter basting before letting the chop rest.