Brazilian Habanero Basting Sauce for Pork Chops

Ingredients

• 4 boneless loin pork chops
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp salt
• 6 juniper berries, bruised (lightly bashed all over with a spoon)
• 2 fresh habanero chiles, seeds and stems removed, chopped
• 1 tsp freshly ground white peppercorns
• 1 tsp freshly ground black peppercorns
• 1 tsp freshly ground coriander seeds
• 3 bay leaves, crushed
• 4 whole cloves
• 1 tsp dried thyme