Lemon-Basil Grilled Pork Chops

These pork chops marinated in a brine with fresh lemon juice and basil are deliciously light, flavorful and juicy.

👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 25m⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Carrie's Experimental Kitchen📖 carriesexperimentalkitchen

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🥘 Ingredients

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Trim any visible fat from your pork chops.

In a small bowl combine the water, sugar and salt and whisk until it dissolves.

Add basil, lemon zest and juice, and pepper. Mix well.

lemon (zest and juice)1

Add the pork chops to a resealable plastic bag and pour in the brine mixture; then refrigerate for ⏱️ 2 hours.

Take the pork out of the refrigerator approximately ⏱️ 15 minutes prior to cooking so that the meat comes to room temperature; discard the marinade.

Heat the grill and cook the pork chops until the internal temperature reaches a minimum of 145 degrees.

calories

241 kcal

fat Content

12 g

serving Size

1 g

fiber Content

0.1 g

sugar Content

6 g

sodium Content

3561 mg

protein Content

26 g

trans Fat Content

0.1 g

cholesterol Content

88 mg

carbohydrate Content

6 g

saturated Fat Content

4 g

unsaturated Fat Content

7 g

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