Simple Brine for Pork Chops | Food52

This simple brine for pork chops comes from cookbook author Cara Nicoletti. "This is my favorite simple brine to use. You can brine your chops for as little as two hours and as many as 12," she adds.
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Makes: enough for 2 chops

2 cups water
1/3 cup kosher salt
1/3 cup brown sugar (granulated sugar will work fine, too)
1 teaspoon black peppercorns
2 sprigs thyme
4 cloves garlic
1 chile de arbol (optional)
4 cups ice cubes
2 pork chops, 1 inch-thick

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