Juicy pork is combined with a sweet, delicious grapefruit relish in this mouthwatering dish.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 40 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups orange juice
- ½ cup salt
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground thyme
- 4 boneless pork chops
- 2 grapefruits, juiced
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
- 1 grapefruit, peeled and sectioned
- salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- 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.
- 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.
- Preheat the oven’s broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
- 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).
- Place the remaining fresh grapefruit sections on the pork and drizzle relish over the top.
- The nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of the brine ingredients. The actual amount of the brine consumed will vary.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 478 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 80 g |
| Cholesterol | 65 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Protein | 28 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 62 mg |
| Sugars | 68 g |
| Fat | 6 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Oddly, my review is the exact opposite of the previous reviewers: the pork was good and the relish was awful. It may have something to do with the fact that the previous reviewer reversed the use of orange and grapefruit. I also halved the salt. I think this would probably be excellent if the grapefruit was omitted altogether and oranges used in their place.
The relish is great, but the chops were dry. I had grapefruit juice and oranges, so I used grapefruit juice instead of OJ for the brine, and orange sections instead of grapefruit for the relish.