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:
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!