Bourbon Glazed Pork Chops
Tender and juicy pork chops cooked to perfection and finished with a brown sugar and bourbon glaze.
Servings: 4
Calories: 449kcal
Equipment
- 1 small sauce pan
- 1 grill I use a Traeger
- 1 large food storage container with lid or ziplock bag to brine in
Ingredients
Brine
- 4 boneless pork chops
- 4 cups water
- ¼ cup salt
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon peppercorns
Pork Chop
- 2 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
Bourbon Glaze
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup bourbon *see note below
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoon butter
Instructions
Brining the Pork Chop
- In a medium pot, combine 1 cup of water, salt, sugar, and peppercorns. Heat on medium high until the mixture boils. Stir the brine and remove from heat to cool completely. Add the brine mixture to 3 cups of ice and set aside while you prepare the pork chops.
- Trim any excess fat from the pork chops.Pour the brine into a ziplock bag or airtight container with a lid and add pork chops.
- Refrigerate the pork chops in the brine for 2-4 hours.
Grilling the Pork Chops and Make the Bourbon Glaze
- Preheat grill to 375F.
- Remove the pork chops from the brine and pat dry.
- Drizzle each pork chop with vegetable oil, paprika, and granulated garlic.
- While the grill preheats, make the sauce. In a small sauce pan or pot, combine the ½ cup of bourbon and ½ cup of brown sugar. Turn the burner on to medium-high heat and bring the mixture to a boil. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Lower the heat to medium and maintain a low bubble. Add the soy sauce, granulated garlic, and black pepper.
- Cook the sauce and let it reduce for 10 minutes. Add 2 tablespoon of butter and remove from heat.
- Once the grill has preheated to 375F, add the pork chops and close the lid. Flip the pork chops at 12 minutes. Cook for a total of 25-30 minutes or until the pork chops reach an internal temperature of 140F.
- After flipping the pork chops, spoon or brush the bourbon glaze on all sides. Do this 2-3 times while the pork chops cook for a well coated pork chop.
- Save the remaining bourbon glaze for serving.
Notes
Recommended Bourbon for the glaze: TX, Weller Reserve, Buffalo Trace, Jack Daniels.
Optional spice rub: Traeger makes a Pork and Poultry Rub that has flavor from apple, honey, paprika, and other spices. A lite coating of this is a great addition. Sub it in for the paprika and granulated garlic.
Nutrition
Calories: 449kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 7416mg | Potassium: 629mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 260IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 1mg