Recipe: <!-- -->Pork Chops with Cranberry-Pear Chutney<!-- -->

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup kosher salt
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 3 slices fresh ginger
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon whole peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon whole allspice berries
• 2 cups pear juice
• 4 (4-ounce) thick-cut, bone-in pork chops
• 1 teaspoon canola oil
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 Bartlett pears, cored and cut into 1/2-inch chunks
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 cup white wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil