Pork Chop

Ingredients:

6-8 pcs Pork Chop

Brine

1 litre water

1 tbsp salt

1 tsp black peppercorn

1 tsp coriander seeds

6 cloves garlic ~ crushed w/skin

2 dried bay leaves

1 tsp soy sauce

Marinade

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp ground black pepper

1 tsp sugar

1 tsp paprika

1 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp cooking oil

Directions/Instructions:

1. In a pot, prepare the brine solution.  Add all the brine ingredients and stir the mixture well.  This step is to make the meat tender, flavorful and juicier when frying or grilling it.
2. Bring the solution to a boil for 5 mins enough to render the flavor.  Remove from heat and let it cool down at room temperature.
3. While waiting for the solution to cool down, score the fat of the pork chop so that it will not curl when frying/grilling.
4. Place all the scored pork chop in an air-tight container, pour the brine solution.  Cover and let it sit for 30 mins or store in the fridge overnight.
5. Remove the brine pork chop from the fridge and let the meat drip in excess of the brine solution.
6. While waiting, prepare the marinade sauce.  Mix all the marinade ingredients well and set them aside.
7. Before marinade, take a kitchen paper towel and dried the pork chop.  Brush the marinade on both sides of the pork chop.
8. Let the marinaded pork chop aside for at least 1 hour before frying/grilling.
9. Heat the grill on high heat for 10 mins.  Spray some cooking oil and grill the marinated pork chop for 4 mins on each side.  If frying, heat 2 tbsp cooking oil on medium heat and fry the pork chop for about 5-6 mins, or the edges are nicely crispy.  What we want is to achieve a tender and juicy pork chop.