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Here is Southmoreland on the Plaza's breakfast barbecue recipe, from the Kansas City innkeepers’ cookbook, “Tried and True.”
MOLASSES BRINED PORK CHOPS
One-half gallon water
One-half cup molasses
Two tablespoons dried thyme
One-half cup kosher salt
Two tablespoons peppercorns
Six pork chops, thick cut
Combine first five ingredients in a large, non-reactive bowl or pot (use a stockpot lined with a plastic trash bag). Stir until salt and molasses are dissolved.
Add pork chops to the brine and place in refrigerator for two to six hours. Remove chops from brine and pat them dry; remove peppercorns from the meat.
Cook over a grill that has reached medium heat. A one-inch chop should cook about seven minutes on each side.