Classic BBQ Pork Chops

I have made one other recipe like this, where you soak the meat in brine before you cook it.  I remember it coming out yummy, so when I saw this one I wanted to try it.  It's from Kraft Food & Family.

Classic BBQ Pork Chops
2 cups water
2 tbsp plus 2 tsp sugar, divided
2 tbsp kosher salt
4 bone-in pork chops
1 tbsp paprika
2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 cup barbecue sauce

Mix water, 2 tbsp sugar, and salt until sugar and salt are dissolved.  Pour over chops in ziploc bag.  Seal bag and turn evenly to coat chops with brine.  Refrigerate 1 hour.  Meanwhile, mix remaining sugar and seasonings.

Heat grill to medium-high heat.  Remove chops from brine; discard bag and brine.  Coat chops evenly with seasoning mixture. 

Grill 5-6 minutes on each side or until done (145 degrees), brushing with barbecue sauce for the last few minutes.  Remove from grill.  Let stand 3 minutes.  Or use your super cool George Foreman grill, if you have one.

We had this with mashed potatoes and corn.  Everyone liked the meat.  Emma usually complains that anything but chicken is too hard to chew, and when she saw these pork chops, she started whining and said "you know I don't like to chew meat!"  But she ended up eating all that I gave her.  Soaking it in the brine makes it so tender.  The rub on the meat was a tiny bit spicy but no one seemed to notice because even Nathan loved this.  He didn't want me to cut his though.  Well, I could cut it off the bone but not into pieces.  He had this big slab of meat he was gnawing on like a caveman.  It was cute, but also apparently difficult because after a couple of minutes he asked to have it cut.  So this was yummy and easy, and it's a keeper.