Benji's Pork Chops with Grapefruit Relish
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
4
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Ingredients for - Benji's Pork Chops with Grapefruit Relish

1. Water - 4 cups
2. Orange juice - 2 cups
3. Salt - ½ cup
4. Light brown sugar - ½ cup
5. Garlic powder - 1 tablespoon
6. Dried oregano - 1 tablespoon
7. Ground thyme - 1 ½ teaspoons
8. Boneless pork chops - 4
9. Grapefruits, juiced - 2
10. Brown sugar - ¼ cup
11. Red pepper flakes - 1 tablespoon
12. Grapefruit, peeled and sectioned - 1
13. Salt and black pepper to taste - 1

How to cook deliciously - Benji's Pork Chops with Grapefruit Relish

1. Stage

Whisk together the water, orange juice, 1/2 cup salt, light brown sugar, garlic powder, oregano, and thyme in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Submerge the pork chops in the brine. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and brine in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

2. Stage

Heat grapefruit juice, 1/4 cup brown sugar, and red pepper flakes in a saucepan. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved and mixture comes to a boil; reduce heat and cook until syrupy, about 15 minutes. Remove 3 tablespoons of the mixture and set aside. Add half of the grapefruit sections to the syrup mixture and cook for 5 to 10 minutes.

3. Stage

Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.

4. Stage

Remove the pork chops from the brine and pat dry. Place the pork chops on a baking sheet lined with tin foil. Brush each side of the chops with the reserved grapefruit juice syrup. Season with salt and pepper. Broil for 7 to 10 minutes on each side and the pork is no longer pink in the center. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

5. Stage

Place the remaining fresh grapefruit sections on the pork and drizzle relish over the top.