Molasses Brined Pork Chops

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From cooking light

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Steps

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Make the brine: combine water and salt in a large bowl.

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Stir until the salt dissolves.

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Add in sugar , molasses , and vanilla.

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Stir until sugar dissolves.

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Stir in ice.

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Add chops , cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.

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Remove chops from brine , pat dry.

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Discard brine.

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Make the rub: combine all the rub ingredients.

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Rub over both sides of chops.

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Refrigerate 30 minutes.

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Place flour in a shallow dish.

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Dredge chops in flour.

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Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over med-high heat.

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Add chops and cook 5 minutes on each side or until done.

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Ingredients

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water, kosher salt, dark brown sugar, molasses, vanilla extract, ice cube, center-cut pork chops, fresh sage, fresh ground black pepper, ground cloves, ground nutmeg, ground cardamom, ground cinnamon, garlic cloves, all-purpose flour, olive oil