Recipe: Rickard’s Brined Pork Chops with Apple Chutney

Rickard’s Brined Pork Chops with Apple Chutney

Ingredients for brine: 

2 cups  Water

2 cups  Rickard’s Dark or Red

1/3 cup  Salt

1/3 cup  Brown sugar

3 tbsp   Pepper

1  Bay leaf

Ingredients for apple chutney:

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2   Gala apples 

1   Sweet onion

1 cup   Rickard’s White

¼ cup  Maple syrup

¼ tsp  Salt

¼ tsp   Ground pepper

½ tsp   Cinnamon

Instructions for brine:

Step One: Place pork chops in a reusable container, add brine mixture and refrigerate for 4-5 hours

Instructions for chutney:

Step One: Julienne apples and slice onions into rings.

Step Two: Combine ingredients in a saucepan on side burner, simmer 10-15 minutes until Rickard’s White reduces and apples and onions are soft and golden.

Instructions for grilling:

Step One: Preheat grill to 400ºf

Step Two: Grill pork chops 3 minutes/side for 12 minutes total to internal temperature of 160ºf or more.

Step Three: Plate grilled pork chops and top with Apple Chutney

Enjoy!