Verjus-Brined Pork Chops with Marinated Leeks | Saveur

Verjus-Brined Pork Chops with Marinated Leeks | Saveur

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Verjus, the unfermented juice of pressed unripe grapes, lends a subtle, sweet-tart bite to smoky grilled double-cut pork chops.

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Ingredients

  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> cup whole juniper berries
  • 2 cups verjus
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> cup plus 2 tbsp. kosher salt, plus more to taste
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> cup sugar
  • 5 sprigs flat-leaf parsley
  • 5 sprigs marjoram
  • 4 (1 1/2-inch thick) double-cut pork chops (1 1/4 lb.)
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> cup champagne vinegar
  • 12 baby leeks or scallions, cleaned and trimmed
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

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