Chai Brined Pork Chops by Aarti Sequeira | Food Personality & Journalist

Ingredients

• 8 green cardamom pods
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1 2-inch cinnamon or cassia stick
• 1-inch piece ginger, sliced into coins
• 12 black tea bags
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup kosher salt
• 2 center-cut, bone-in pork chops, about 1-inch thick, about 1 ½ pounds
• 2 cups ice cubes
• Extra ghee for searing pork chops
• 2 tablespoons ghee or butter
• 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
• 4 medium Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, 1/4-inch cubes (about 1.5 pounds), 4 cups
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 1/4 cup whiskey or rum
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar