My favorite Pork Chop recipe (Post #4)

These might be the best pork chop I've ever eaten. Googled "best pork chop recipe" and am not disappointed. Yes the pork is pink and despite what you may think, it's totally ok. 
EQUIPMENT 
Small pot 
Cast iron (or other oven safe skillet)
Measuring spoons
Shallow dish 
Plastic wrap 

BRINE
3 cups water
2 1/2 tbls salt 
3 crushed/peeled garlic cloves 
2 bay leaves 
Pepper 

MEAT
2 bone-on pork chops

SEASONING 
Small amount of olive oil
A few shakes of Cajun seasoning (my twist)
Freshly cracked pepper

DIRECTIONS  
Heat 1 cup of water until the salt is melted, transfer to a shallow dish and add garlic cloves, bay leaves, freshly cracked pepper, and 2 cups of cold water to cool. Give it a stir. Once the brine mixture is room temp, submerge pork chops in brine, cover with plastic wrap, and let sit in fridge for 30mins-4 hours (4 hours is best.) 
Once brined, removed from fridge, and transfer into a plate covered in 2 sheets of paper towels and use another folded paper towel sheet to pat the top and side surfaces dry. Let em rest for 20mins or until room temp. 
While that's happening, pop your cast iron skillet (or other oven safe skillet) in the oven set to 400F. Leave it in there for 20mins. If you're using an electric stove like me then 15mins into it, turn your stove top to medium high. If you're using gas then never mind that last step.


Before removing your pan from the oven, brush or rub the Cajun/pepper seasoned olive oil onto your now dry/room temp pork chops. Remove the pan straight from the oven and place directly on your stove top. Close the oven and leave it on. Add pork chops to the pan and sear on 1 side for 3mins. Once the 3 mins is up, flip em over and return to the oven for an additional 6mins. Once that 6mins is up remove the pan from the oven, transfer the pork chops to a cutting board and let them rest. While they're resting, maybe make a couple slices of toast and 2 over easy eggs like me or whatever else you want to eat em with. I rested mine for 10mins. Then serve and enjoy 

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