Marinating is effective because it not only tenderizes the pork and actually adds moistness and flavor to the pork. Just keep in mind that things like vinegar and lemon juice can be far too acidic and can actually work against what you’re trying to do and toughen up the meat. Instead, choose a gentler acidic ingredient such as yogurt or buttermilk. For another tip, bread the pork chops with just bread crumbs (doing away with the eggs and flour that typically comes with breading), and your pork chops will magically become juicy and delicious.
4. Brine the pork.
Brine is a simple solution of salt and water, and it will do wonders for your chops! Again, there’s science involved here, but a simple brine of about 1 cup of salt to every gallon of water will do. Brine the chops in this solution for four or five hours before cooking, and you’ll wonder why you haven’t been doing it your whole life. Want to ramp up the flavor even more? Replace the water with apple cider, and add complementary herbs such as thyme or rosemary to it.
5. Salt the pork and then salt it again.
Want to help save your friends from dry, bland pork chops? You actually do need to generously salt the pork once before they even hit heat, and then salt them again at the end of cooking time. It makes all the difference.
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