Carolina-Proud Chops | Big Recipe

Ingredients

• ***For the chops:***
• 2 tablespoons black peppercorns
• 1 1/2 cups apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup whole-grain mustard
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar or sorghum syrup
• 1/2 cup ketchup or tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons crushed red pepper
• 5 (5-inch-long) thyme sprigs
• 1 fresh bay leaf
• 1 large shallot, grated
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic, grated
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
• 4 (1-pound, 2-inch-thick) double-cut pork chops, bone-in
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• neutral-flavored oil, to taste, for greasing the grill grates
• ***For the braised onions:***
• 3 large Vidalia onions, trimmed, quartered
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 3/4 cups muscadine wine
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon dark molasses