The Perfect Pork Chop!

I just made the perfect pork chop tonight! The trick is to brine the pork chop before you pan fry it. I don't consider myself a very good cook, but this seemed easy enough and it made me seem like a GREAT cook.

I started with 2 thick-cut boneless pork chops.

In a medium bowl, dissolve 1 tablespoon of salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons of sugar in 2 cups of water. Place the chops in the water so they're submerged, cover the bowl with plastic and place it in the fridge for 30 minutes.

(in those 30 minutes, it's a great time to cook up some potatoes, steam some veggies or make a salad. I made mashed potatoes)

After 30 minutes, remove the pork chops from the water, dry them off with a paper towel and season them with pepper (or any other spice you like. No need for salt since they soaked it up from the water).

Heat about a tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet on medium heat until it is just smoking. Then, add a slice of butter! Once the butter is fully melted, add the pork chops to the hot skillet. Cook for about 2 minutes on each side and be sure to have a splatter guard if you don't want hot oil popping up!

Done! These were seriously the best pork chops I've had. They browned perfectly and were even a little crispy on the outside, but perfectly juicy in the middle! I didn't even use any rubs or spices on the chop, and it was still delicious enough to eat alone. Yum!