Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Pork Chop Brine
Pork Chop Brine brings together bay leaves, fresh rosemary, and pork chops. Keep the simmering stage in the sequence when planning the meal. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 45 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 7 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Pork
- Cuisine
- American
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 31–60 minutes
- Budget (estimated)
- Low cost
A few quick notes
1. Give the simmer its place
Keep the simmering stage in the sequence when planning the meal. Follow the heat and texture checks in that step rather than rushing straight to the finish.
2. Keep the drying step before the coating
Follow the drying step before seasoning, coating or cooking. Have the preparation items ready in the order the recipe uses them.
Get to know the ingredients
Bay leaves
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: In a medium-sized saucepan, add water, kosher salt, sugar, peppercorns, bay leaf, and rosemary.
Fresh rosemary
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: In a medium-sized saucepan, add water, kosher salt, sugar, peppercorns, bay leaf, and rosemary.
Pork chops
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Once the brine is cool add the pork chops to a large ziptop bag and pour in the brine.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
0 of 6 steps completeMake room for Pork Chop Brine
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Rinse and pat dry before cooking. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the saucepan and pot. Read the first preparation step before you get going: In a medium-sized saucepan, add water, kosher salt, sugar, peppercorns, bay leaf, and rosemary.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Keep the simmering stage in the sequence when planning the meal. Follow the heat and texture checks in that step rather than rushing straight to the finish.
What happens at the end?
Keep this part of the method in view: Rinse and pat dry before cooking.
How do I plan the ingredient amounts?
This version serves 4. Use the ingredient amounts listed for that yield. If you change the number of portions, check equipment and the full method as well as the shopping quantities.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Spend With Pennies. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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