Cocoa-and-Chile-Rubbed Pork Chops

Cocoa-and-Chile-Rubbed Pork Chops
Photo by © Quentin Bacon

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons crushed red pepper
  • Kosher salt
  • Extra-virgin olive oil for brushing
  • 1 tablespoon pure ancho chile powder
  • 5 1/2-inch-thick boneless pork loin chops
  • 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
  • + 1 more ingredients
    • 2 quarts water

In a large bowl, combine the water with the red pepper and 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt and stir until the salt dissolves. Add the pork chops and let brine at room temperature for 1 hour. Light a grill and create a cool zone. (For a charcoal grill, rake the coals to one side; for a gas grill, leave on...

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Variations on Cocoa-and-Chile-Rubbed Pork Chops

  • Cocoa-and-Chile-Rubbed Pork Chops
    • 1.5 teaspoon(s) crushed red pepper
    • 2 quart(s) water
    • 1 tablespoon(s) pure ancho chile powder
    • 1 tablespoon(s) light brown sugar
    • +3 other ingredients


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