Brined Roast Rack Of Pork With Apple Chutney And Sour Mash Sauce

Serves: 5

Cody DuBuque

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

49

Spice

46

Sweetness

46

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

6 cups

Water

1 tsp

Kosher Salt

1 cup

Brown Sugar

8 sprigs

Thyme (fresh)

1 tbsp

Olive Oil

1

Salt

1 tbsp

Honey

Directions:

1

Bring the water, apple juice concentrate, salt, sugar, onion, peppercorns, mustard seeds, thyme and bay leaves to a simmer in a large stock pot and cook until the sugar and salt are dissolved

2

Let cool completely

3

Submerge the roast in the brine by placing a plate on top, then cover with plastic and refrigerate for at least 12 hours and up to 24 hours

4

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F

5

Remove the pork from the brine and pat dry with paper towels

6

Heat the oil in a large saute pan over high heat

7

Season the pork all over with salt and pepper and cook on both sides until golden brown, about 5 to 6 minutes

8

Transfer the pork to a baking sheet and finish cooking in the oven until cooked to an internal temperature of 150 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, about 25 to 30 minutes

9

Remove from the oven and let rest, loosely tented with foil, for 10 minutes

10

While the pork is roasting, add the whiskey to the saute pan that the pork was cooked in, scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon, and cook until almost completely reduced

11

Add the chicken stock, bring to a boil, and cook until reduced to a sauce consistency

12

Whisk in the butter, season with salt and pepper, and stir in the parsley

13

Cut pork into chops, top each chop with some of the Apple-Ginger Chutney, and drizzle a little of the sauce around the pork chop and over the chutney

14

Garnish with parsley sprig

15

Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat

16

Add the onions and cook until soft, about 5 minutes

17

Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 1 minute

18

Increase the heat to high, then add the orange juice, brown sugar, and honey and bring to a simmer

19

Stir in the apples, allspice, and salt and pepper, cover, and cook for 5 minutes

20

Remove the lid and cook until the apples are soft and the liquid has evaporated, about 15 minutes

21

Serve with the pork