The Ultimate Pork Chops – so tender and juicy. You can cut them with a butter knife!!! Pork chops brined overnight in water, sugar and salt. Rub in a mixture of paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, dry mustard, pepper and chili powder. Seriously THE BEST!!! Everyone RAVES about these delicious grilled pork chops!
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Pin This RecipeWe’ve found The Ultimate Pork Chops. SO tender and juicy! TONS of great flavor! Seriously delicious!! One of the best pork chops we’ve ever grilled.
These Ultimate Pork Chops take a little planning. You need to brine the pork chops overnight before grilling. The brine is a mixture of water, salt and sugar. Brining the pork chops will make them super tender and juicy. We were able to cut these pork chops with our butter knives!!
After brining the pork chops, just give them a rub with the spice mixture and grill. Pork chops are done when they reach an internal temperature of 145ºF. Just use a meat thermometer to check the chops for doneness.
We used bone-in pork chops because that is what we prefer. Feel free to use some thick boneless pork chops if you aren’t a fan of bone-in chops.
The Ultimate Pork Chops
Equipment:
Ingredients:
- ¼ cup kosher salt
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups ice
- 4 (1-inch thick) bone-in pork chops
Rub
- 3 Tbsp paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp ground mustard
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp chili powder
Instructions:
- In a large pan, combine salt, sugar and water. Cook over medium heat until sugar and salt are dissolved. Remove from heat. Add ice to cool brine to room temperature.
- Place pork chops in a gallon sized resealable plastic bag; add cooled brine. Seal bag. Refrigerate 8 to 12 hours.
- Remove pork chops from brine. Rinse and pat dry.
- Combine ingredients for rub. Sprinkle on both sides of pork chops.
- Prepare grill and cook pork chops until they reach an internal temperature of 145ºF.
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We used 2” thick pork 🥩 studded with garlic and hot peppers 🌶! So very, very delicious! My Honeybuns favorite thing to do to pork! He wants this all the time! We thank y’all for the great recipe and God Bless!!
Absolutely delicious! Made the recipe with pork steaks. All LOVED it! Moved this recipe to my Tried and True Pinterest category.
This came out extremely good! We went by the recipe but added 1 tsp salt. Should have pulled it at 140°!
Created this pork chop dish tonight, very impressive, followed your recipe and they cam out GREAT! Thank you
How exactly are your setting up your grill for cooking either charcoal or gas. Indirect or direct heat and approx temperature. Thanks
Here is how we set up our grill: https://www.plainchicken.com/grilling-101-how-to-use-charcoal-starter/
We cook the pork chops over direct heat.
Absolutely the best juiciest pork chops ever. The spice rub was perfect! I used boneless thick chops and baked in a 400* oven for about 25 minutes. This recipe is a keeper!! My husband was really impressed with how delicious they were.
Seriously damn good!!! Made recipe almost as is, but slightly decreased paprika. Only had time to marinate for 4 hours and still the best Pork Chops I have ever made!! Will definitely make again!!!
Can I use smoked paprika instead of regular?
sure