- The first step would be to brine the meat, this step is optional because it takes some time, if you don’t have enough time just skip to seasoning your pork chop but if you do then go ahead and bring it.
- To brine your pork chop, mix the 1/4 cup kosher salt, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, 1 teaspoon peppercorns, and 4 cups water in a saucepan and heat it, once the salt and sugar are properly dissolved remove the saucepan from the heat and let it cool.
- In a bowl, place your pork chops and pour the cooled brine over it, refrigerate for about 30 minutes to an hour or more.
- You could use just salt too if you don’t have all the brine ingredients, use 3/4 to 1 teaspoon Kosher salt per pound and 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoons table salt per pound to run on all sides of your meat.
- Go ahead and preheat the oven to 350° F
- After brining, remove the pork chop from the liquid and pat them dry with a pepper towel. If the pork has some fat, remove the fatty sides if you don’t need them in your recipe. (Note that meat fat also adds its delicious flavor to recipes).
- Mix 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder, 1/2 teaspoon paprika in a bowl and use it to rub on all sides of the pork chop on a baking sheet. Feel free to incorporate the seasoning you like in your recipe.
- After seasoning, rub some oil of your choice or melted butter on the pork chop, this helps with giving extra juiciness to the meat.
- Put the baking sheet in the oven and bake for about 20 minutes. After baking turn on the broil option and do this for 10 minutes or until they reach 140°F internal heat temperature to get that crispiness on the outer layer of your pork chop.
- Remove from the oven and rub some barbeque sauce on your pork chop and let it sit in the oven for another 5 minutes.
- Remove from the oven when the time is up and let it cool for some minutes then serve.
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