{"id":6306,"date":"2011-02-18T10:33:04","date_gmt":"2011-02-18T16:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/"},"modified":"2011-02-18T10:33:04","modified_gmt":"2011-02-18T16:33:04","slug":"maple-brined-pork-chops-with-apples","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/maple-brined-pork-chops-with-apples\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple-Brined Pork Chops with Apples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Maple-Brined Pork Chops with apples (4 servings)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For the brine:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups boiling water<\/li>\n<li>2 Tablespoons kosher salt<\/li>\n<li>1 cup unsweetened apple cider or juice<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup maple syrup<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc teaspoon ground allspice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4 (5 ounce) bone-in rib pork chops<\/p>\n<p>1 Tablespoon olive oil<\/p>\n<p><strong>For the apples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 Granny Smith apples, cored and cut into \u00bd-inch thick wedges<\/li>\n<li>1 Tablespoon brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoon cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>1 Tablespoon butter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to prepare it:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To experience the tender, juicy benefits of the brine, you\u00a0 must prepare the brine and soak the pork in it at least 4 hours or up to overnight:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Stir the boiling water and kosher salt in a large bowl until the  salt dissolves.<\/li>\n<li>Refrigerate until cold.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in apple cider, maple  syrup and allspice. Add the pork chops to the bowl. Be sure the brine mixture covers the pork chops.\u00a0 (A wide bowl or baking dish works best.)<\/li>\n<li>Cover and  refrigerate for at least 4 hours or up to overnight, turning the pork  occasionally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nWhen it is time to cook:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Remove pork chops from the brine and pat them dry with paper towels.  Discard the brine.<\/li>\n<li>Heat the oil in skillet, then add pork. Cook until  deep golden on the outside and an instant-read thermometer inserted  registers 160 degrees F for medium, about 4 minutes each side. Transfer  the chops to a plate and keep warm.<\/li>\n<li>Add the apple wedges, brown sugar, cinnamon and butter to the skillet. Cook, tossing occasionally, until the apples are a deep golden and tender, about 6 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maple-Brined Pork Chops with apples (4 servings) For the brine: 2 cups boiling water 2 Tablespoons kosher salt 1 cup unsweetened apple cider or juice \u00bc cup maple syrup \u00bc teaspoon ground allspice 4 (5 ounce) bone-in rib pork chops 1 Tablespoon olive oil For the apples: 2 Granny Smith apples, cored and cut into [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6306","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6306"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10570,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6306\/revisions\/10570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}