Maple-brined grilled pork chops | Something New For Dinner

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup kosher salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 2 T whole grain mustard
• 1 t red pepper flakes
• 6 whole cloves
• 1″ peeled ginger root, sliced and smashed
• 6 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
• 2 T fresh rosemary, chopped
• 3 cups water
• 6 center-cut pork loin chops, 1″ thick
• 2 T olive oil
• Fresh ground pepper