Coffee Brined Pork Chop with Coffee Spiced Rub - Miz En Place

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp your favorite variety of Mokk-a Coffee Beans ((ground & steep for ten minutes; let cool & put grounds aside))
• 2 cups boiling water
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp salt
• leftover cooled coffee grinds ((saved from the brine))
• 1 tbsp fresh Thyme (chopped )
• 1 tbsp fresh Rosemary (chopped )
• 1/4 tsp fennel pollen ((optional))
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 large garlic clove (finely chopped)
• 2 tbsp olive oil ((plus about 1/8 cup for searing))
• Juice of 1/2 lemon
• 2 pork chops