beer brined pork chops

4 Chops, bone in
1 Bottle beer
2 Cups water
3Tbsp salt
1Tbsp sugar

Place pork chops in a bowl that they will be completely submerged in brine.
Mix together other ingredients
Pour over chops
Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours

Grill and enjoy. I'm serving mine with tomato zucchini salsa :)

fresh tomato zucchini salsa

The garden is huge again this year and producing more veggies than I know what to do with. So today for dinner I'm making beer brined pork chops on the BBQ with tomato zucchini salsa to go with it.

1 Cup chopped baby tomatoes
1 Medium zucchini diced
1 Green onion, diced
1 Clove garlic
1 Jalapeno (or 1 tbsp dried)
1 Sweet red pepper,diced
1 Tbsp brown sugar
2 Tsp lime juice
2 Tsp cider vinegar
1 Tsp dried cilantro
Salt and pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients together, cover and refrigerate at least 4-8hrs

Stuffed Red Peppers SLOW COOKER style :)

Decided to try stuffed red peppers in the slow cooker for the first time.

Ingredients:

3 TBSP Olive Oil
2 red peppers
1 chicken breast, sliced into small pieces
2 cups cooked brown rice
2 cloves garlic
1/2 cup diced cherry tomatoes (I used fresh yellow and red tomatoes from my garden)
2 TBSP Italian Seasoning
1/4 cup white wine
1 can diced tomatoes
salt and pepper to taste

In a deep frying pan, heat oil over medium high heat
Add chopped garlic, and italian seasoning, cook 2 minutes
Add salt and pepper to taste
Add chicken, mix well, cook covered until chicken just begins to brown

Meanwhile, cut tops off of red peppers and bottoms (only to make them sit without falling over)
Chop up the top and bottom of red pepper and add to chicken mixture
Saute chicken and red pepper mixture until cooked, 5-10 minutes
Pour white wine into chicken mixture, scraping pan with spoon
Cover and simmer until liquid is reduced (5-10 minutes)
Once liquid is reduced, add cooked brown rice and stir
Stuff red peppers with mixture
Pour diced tomatoes into slow cooker
Place stuffed red peppers in sauce and cook 6-8hrs

Enjoy :)