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Double Cut Pork Chops Recipe

Double Cut Pork Chops

Make restaurant quality bone-in double-cut pork chops with ease using this simple recipe. Brine, season, sear and bake to perfection.

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword brine, pork chops
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Brine 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings 2 people
Author jettskitchen.com

Ingredients

Brine Ingredients

  • 4 cups water
  • 2 double-cut pork chops
  • 1/4 cup table salt

Searing Ingredients

  • 3 Tablespoons lard
  • fresh ground pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Brine Pork Chops

    In a large bowl add water and salt and stir until salt has dissolved. Place chops in water making sure they are completely covered with water. Then place bowl in refrigerator and allow the chops to rest for at least 1-hour.

  2. Sear Pork Chops

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Remove bowl from refrigerator, remove cutlets from water and pat dry with paper towel and discard towel. Place lard in a Dutch oven over medium high heat and melt. Add double cut pork chops to hot oil, season entire cutlet with freshly ground pepper and sear on all four sides for about 2-3 minutes or until chops are slightly browned.

  3. Bake

    Place double cut pork chops on a baking sheet lined with oversized foil. Pull the foil up around the sides of the chop to make a bowl. Spray foil with non-stick cooking spray. Place chops in hot oven and bake. Using a high quality and affordable thermometer bake chops until internal temperature for well done reaches 160 degrees Fahrenheit. Carefully remove from oven and tent with foil and allow to rest for about 10-minutes.