Texas Thick-Cut Smoked Pork Chops

Name: Texas Thick-Cut Smoked Pork Chops
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: , Kosher salt and pepper; 3 tablespoons, sugar; 4 (18- to 20-ounce), bone-in pork rib chops, 2 inches thick; 2 teaspoons, onion powder; 2 teaspoons, granulated garlic; 2 cups mesquite, wood chips; 2 slices, bacon; 1/4 cup, grated onion; , Kosher salt and pepper; 3/4 cup, cider vinegar; 1 1/4 cups, chicken broth; 1 cup, ketchup; 2 tablespoons, hot sauce; 1/2 teaspoon, liquid smoke

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2016, America's Test Kitchen TV

Was it possible to get that pit-smoked Texas flavor with nothing but a charcoal grill?

SERVES8

TIME2½ hours, plus 1 hour brining

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This recipe is inspired by the version we tried at Cooper’s Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que; read about our visit here. To achieve perfectly smoked chops, we bought the thickest ones we could find to ensure that they wouldn’t overcook during the 45 ...

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