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Brining Pork Loins or Chops

A half-hour saltwater soak — one quart water to half a cup of salt — before cooking chops or loins any way you like.

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Prep
30 min
Source
Cook's Illustrated, September 2007

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Ingredients

  • 1 quart water
  • ½ cup salt
  • Pork chops or loins

Directions

  1. Mix water and salt and put into a plastic bag.
  2. Add pork chops or loins and close the bag without air.
  3. Let soak for ½ hour — the taste and texture is well worth the wait for any recipe.

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