How to Brine Pork Chops

Ingredients

• 2 cups cold water
• 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
• 1/4 cup Morton’s kosher salt
• 1/4 cup light or dark brown sugar, tightly packed
• 3 tablespoons black peppercorns
• 2 tablespoons dried oregano
• 2 whole dried bay leaves
• 1 small yellow onion, peeled and quartered
• 4 large cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
• 2 limes, quartered
• 1 orange, quartered
• 4 cups ice