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Gallery Orange-and-Rosemary-Brined Pork Chops with Applesauce Credit: Marcus Nilsson Recipe Summary prep: 10 mins total: 20 mins Servings: 4

Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup coarse salt 2 dried bay leaves 8 1-by-3-inch strips orange zest 16 whole black peppercorns 3 small sprigs rosemary 4 bone-in pork rib chops (each about 12 ounces and 1 inch thick) 2 tablespoons vegetable oil Flat-leaf parsley sprigs, for serving Martha’s Pink Applesauce, for serving

Gallery Orange-and-Rosemary-Brined Pork Chops with Applesauce Credit: Marcus Nilsson

Recipe Summary prep: 10 mins total: 20 mins Servings: 4

Orange-and-Rosemary-Brined Pork Chops with Applesauce      Credit: Marcus Nilsson

Orange-and-Rosemary-Brined Pork Chops with Applesauce

Credit: Marcus Nilsson

Orange-and-Rosemary-Brined Pork Chops with Applesauce

Recipe Summary prep: 10 mins total: 20 mins Servings: 4

Recipe Summary

prep: 10 mins total: 20 mins

Servings: 4

prep: 10 mins

total: 20 mins

prep:

10 mins

total:

20 mins

Servings: 4

4

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup coarse salt 2 dried bay leaves 8 1-by-3-inch strips orange zest 16 whole black peppercorns 3 small sprigs rosemary 4 bone-in pork rib chops (each about 12 ounces and 1 inch thick) 2 tablespoons vegetable oil Flat-leaf parsley sprigs, for serving Martha’s Pink Applesauce, for serving

Directions

Combine sugar, salt, bay leaves, orange zest, peppercorns, rosemary, and 4 cups water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar and salt are dissolved. Reduce to a simmer and cook 1 minute. Remove from heat; let cool completely. Pour over pork chops in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Cover and refrigerate, turning once, at least 4 hours and up to overnight.

Remove pork from brine; discard brine. Pat chops dry; let stand 15 minutes. Heat a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil and swirl to coat. Add pork, working in batches, if necessary, and cook until bottoms are deep golden brown, about 5 minutes. Turn and cook until a thermometer inserted into thickest part of chops (without touching bone) registers 138 degrees, about 3 minutes more. Let rest 5 minutes. Garnish with parsley and serve with applesauce.

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    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       09/06/2015   Why can't I use the brine again?  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       11/14/2014   Waste of time even reading this ... no nutrition information!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       10/24/2014   Made this meal several times already goes great with red roasted baby potatoes Very easy to make.

    Martha Stewart Member

    Rating: Unrated 09/06/2015

Why can’t I use the brine again?

Rating: Unrated

Rating: Unrated 11/14/2014

Waste of time even reading this … no nutrition information!

Rating: 5 stars 10/24/2014

Made this meal several times already goes great with red roasted baby potatoes Very easy to make.

Rating: 5 stars

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