Braised Breast of Pork with Cabbage

Ingredients

• Salt
• freshly ground pepper
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup kosher salt
• 6 whole cloves
• 4 bay leaves
• 5 lb. skinless breast of pork with ribs attached
• 1⁄4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 6 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
• 1 rib celery, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 small yellow onion, peeled and finely chopped
• 8 oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes
• 3 cardamom pods
• 1 tsp. dried red pepper flakes
• 1 tsp. ground cumin
• 1⁄2 tsp. ground turmeric
• 1⁄4 cup honey
• 3 tbsp. brown sugar
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1⁄2 cup red wine vinegar
• 1⁄4 cup dates, pitted and chopped
• 2 tbsp. chopped parsley leaves
• 5 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• 1⁄4 tsp. dried red pepper flakes
• 1⁄4 tsp. fennel seeds
• 1 head savoy cabbage, cored and sliced crosswise