Chai-Brined Pork Chops With Apple Chutney Recipe

Ingredients

• 6 cups cool water
• 8 green cardamom pods
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1 (2-inch) piece cinnamon stick or cassia bark
• 1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger
• 12 black tea bags
• 1/2 cup kosher salt
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups ice cubes
• 2 center-cut bone-in pork chops
• 2 tablespoons ghee or unsalted yellow butter
• 1 medium yellow onion
• kosher salt
• 4 medium Granny Smith apples (about 1 1/2 pounds)
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 1/4 cup whiskey or rum
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons ghee